I'll always be Number 1 to myself.

I never thought I was the best; I just thought I was one of the best.

People got to realize that the owners who been paying me are a lot richer than I am. It's not like I was born rich; I had to play basketball to make this type of money.

The only reason people are saying I'm the number-one player is because I'm with the number-one team.

Seems like everybody wants to know if an athlete is on drugs, so you got to stay clear of wild people.

When I retire, I wanna be able to just lay back. Only way to make it happen is to be investing my money, not spending it.

Owners want to make their team a winner so they can get more fans in the stands, and that's why they go after the best ball-players and pay 'em what they're worth.