I know what I would do if I were coach. I'd determine our strengths and weaknesses and utilize them. And it's pretty clear what our strength is.

I smoked my first cigar in 1991, when we won the championship. Up to that point, I had never smoked a cigar, never smoked anything.

Authenticity is about being true to who you are, even when everyone around you wants you to be someone else

Because I want every kid to be viewed as a person rather than as a member of a certain race does not mean that I'm not black enough. . . . Do they want me to be positive just for black kids and negative for everybody else?

There's only one Michael Jordan.

Winning isn't always championships.

My attitude is that if you push me towards something that you think is a weakness, then I will turn that perceived weakness into a strength.