I make shoes for white suburban kids, not the poor black kids. That would be like opening a restaurant for people without stomachs.

It's hard to say if the NBA is hurt by the influx of younger players, but it's definitely impacted the league.

Be optimistic about everything in life.

You're an idiot. You've screwed up every play we ever ran. You're too stupid to even remember the plays. We ought to get rid of you.

A loss is not a failure until you make an excuse.

I want people to understand, gambling is not a bad thing if you do it within the framework of what it's meant to be, which is fun and entertaining.

My attitude going into training camp as a rookie was to impress. I wanted to impress my teammates, my coaches, the owners, everybody. I wanted them to say, ?This kid is special. This kid has the right mind, the right skills, the right motivation?.