I firmly believe that respect is a lot more important, and a lot greater, than popularity.
The key to success is to keep growing in all areas of life – mental, emotional, spiritual, as well as physical.
Being a professional is doing the things you love to do, on the days you don’t feel like doing them.
I keep both eyes on my man. The basket hasn’t moved on me yet.
I demand more from myself than anybody could ever expect.
I always try to keep a pretty conservative demeanor on the court.
When I played, the owners had the power. The prisoners are running the prison now, not the warden. The warden is strong and he has say so but, the balance of power is definitely with the players.
I think I started learning lessons about being a good person long before I ever knew what basketball was. And that starts in the home, it starts with the parental influence.
Goals determine what you are going to be.
To be great we need to win games we aren’t supposed to win.
When the crowd appreciates you, it encourages you to be a little more daring, I think.
If you do things with a certain type of result and cause a certain type of reaction or effect, then you increase your market value. It’s very much a competition for the entertainment dollar, and that’s never been more clearly evident than in today’s NBA game.
You can feel the vibes, feel the people pulling for you.
In 1981, at age 31, I was voted the best player in basketball, and the most valuable player in the league.
I pulled the plug on it at a time that I thought was right for me to exit.
With the crowds on your side, it’s easier to play up to your potential.
But you know, we have a very normal family. We’ve had our ups and downs. You know, we’ve had our issues, but we’ve had great cause for celebration.
Teachers are sort of faced with a thankless task, because no matter how good they are, unless they find a way to personally rationalize the rewards of their effort, nobody else is really going to do it for them en masse.
Being a typical Pisces, I might have experienced mood shifts, but I don’t remember any depression, or needing to do anything, or to have someone bring me out of being depressed.
I had to spend countless hours, above and beyond the basic time, to try and perfect the fundamentals.