Young people want you to be real with them.

God blessed me with two unbelievable parents, and I am just like both of them. I have the smile and charisma of my mother and the big heart of my mom, because she wants to save the world and help the world, so I am just like her.

On his telepathic understanding with James Worthy- It's almost like we have ESPN.

When I first found out I had HIV, I had to find somebody who was living with it, who could help me understand my journey and what I was going to have to deal with day-to-day. I found out that a person named Elizabeth Frazier was living with AIDS at the time, and so I called her up, and she took a meeting with me.

You can't get AIDS from a hug or a handshake or a meal with a friend.

On the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball.

Larry, you only told me one lie. You said there will be another Larry Bird. Larry, there will never, ever be another Larry Bird.