Everyone looks at your watch and it represents who you are, your values and your personal style.
I focus on one thing and one thing only – that’s trying to win as many championships as I can.
I like playing for the purple and gold. This is where I want to finish up.
What people see on court is another side of me; it’s not me.
You want me to own a team and deal with these rich, spoiled stubborn athletes, and try to get them to perform? No thank you.
People just don’t understand how obsessed I am with winning.
The topic of leadership is a touchy one. A lot of leaders fail because they don’t have the bravery to touch that nerve or strike that chord. Throughout my years, I haven’t had that fear.
At the end of 2003, my game was complete. Shooting, defense, using the dribble, transition, midrange stuff was all there. Then it was about fine-tuning and trying to improve in each area.
Christmas morning, I’m going to open presents with my kids. I’m going to take pictures of them opening the presents. Then I’m going to come to the Staples Center and get ready to work.
I’m extremely willful to win, and I respond to challenges. Scoring titles and stuff like that... it sounds, well, I don’t care how it sounds – to me, scoring comes easy. It’s not a challenge to me to win the scoring title, because I know I can.
I’m here. I’m not going anywhere. No matter what the injury – unless it’s completely debilitating – I’m going to be the same player I’ve always been. I’ll figure it out. I’ll make some tweaks, some changes, but I’m still coming.
Pooper scooper? Yeah, I’ve done it a few times. Every once in a while, you have to.
Twitter is great to connect with fans and be transparent. I enjoy that aspect about it. But really, I’m still trying to figure it out.
I’ve got four dogs, and I just don’t do dog doo. I’m a diva when it comes to that.
If there were camera phones back in the day, the biggest athletes in the world would have had a lot of explaining to do.
It never bothered me when people would say, ‘You only win championships because you’re playing with Shaq.’ It bothered me when he said it.
Sports are such a great teacher. I think of everything they’ve taught me: camaraderie, humility, how to resolve differences.
Magic has five championships. I have five championships. I’m pretty sure we both know what we’re doing.
Once you open your eyes and start looking around you, you start picking up things that are very obvious.
You can’t go and anticipate what it is that you want to see. You just have to be present. Be where you are.