People say they wish they were Michael Jordan. OK, do it for a year. Do it for two years. Do it for five years. When you get past the fun part, then go do the part where you get into cities at three a.m. and you have fifteen people waiting for autographs when you're as tired as hell.

I know what's within me even if you can't see it yet...I have something more important than courage, I have patience. I will become what I know I am.

Another day, another opportunity to prove everyone who doubts you wrong.

No brain, no gain. Stay in school.

Confidence allows you to progress in something you're attempting to accomplish, whether it's playing basketball or baseball or whether it's trying to succeed in business.

The best evaluation I can make of a player is to look in his eyes and see how scared they are.

A leader can't make excuses. There has to be quality in everything you do. Off the court, on the court, in the classroom.