You know how I be. Last week Kobe couldn't do without me.

I'm one year older, one year sexier - one more, baby. For me, it's all about the bigger picture. We want to win the whole thing. We've got to beat whoever is in our way.

When you're righteous, you don't have to tell people that you're righteous.

Some of my favorite songs--and I don't know if this is the right terminology--are white-boy classics.

I don't get nervous in any situation. There's no such thing as nerves when you're playing games.

There was a kid that had five brothers and sisters, and the family was missing for like five days. I was watching TV, they [found each other] and now they're in San Antonio. So I bought them a little apartment in San Antonio. But I'm doing stuff like that all over.

I'm still the baddest expletive in the world. Yeah, I'm getting older, but Kareem got older. Hakeem got older. I don't need Earthlings' respect. When it's all said and done, my name will be there and it will be mentioned ... unless you Earthlings try to erase it.