I don't like to play rough, but I will if I have to.

Good players create opportunities. The great players and the great people seize them

When players go out and train on their own, they usually do it at half speed. This kind of training is valuable, but it doesn't prepare you for competition, where you must perform at full throttle. So the trick is to schedule regular sessions of intense practice, while always leaving time to juggle and generally goof around with the ball

The vision of a champion is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion, when nobody else is looking.

There are always new, grander challenges to confront, and a true winner will embrace each one.

I'm not someone who goes around the locker room before a game trying to motivate my teammates. I don't say a lot before the game. I don't say a lot in general. It takes too much energy to do that.

Learn to differentiate between what is truly important and what can be dealt with at another time.