I think the new ball is terrible. It's the worst decision some expert, whoever did it, made. It's terrible. It's like touching an exotic dancer and then going and touching a plastic blow-up doll. You know, it feels different.

I think it would be a boring game if everybody was the same, just like it would be boring if you guys asked the same dumb questions.

The two top teams with nice weather and nice people were Dallas and Miami. Of course, the Lakers wouldn't want to trade me in the same conference, so Miami was perfect.

That's what I do. I get in and get under people's skin and all that stuff. But you will remember me - and that's all that matters.

I don't believe that I personally have been changed by the money. The bad thing is people assume you've changed because now you have money.

I take it personal when people don't double me. It's against my religion not to double me. It upsets me. It makes me think they're saying to themselves I don't have it anymore.

Nietzsche was so intelligent and advanced. And that's how I am. I'm the black, basketball-playing Nietzsche.