I want to do for rebounds what Michael Jordan did for dunks.
I would tell players to relax and never think about what’s at stake. Just think about the basketball game. If you start to think about who is going to win the championship, you’ve lost your focus.
People ask me if I could fly, I said, ‘yes... for a little while.’
As far as carrying the torch for the years to come, I don’t know. I just want to be the best basketball player I can be.
Everything happens for a reason. I’m used to it, I prepare for it. Like I say, at the end of the day, those in charge of their own destiny are going to do what’s right for them and their family.
I never looked at the consequences of missing a big shot. When you think about the consequences you always think of a negative result.
Even when I’m old and grey, I won’t be able to play it, but I’ll still love the game.
A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, that’s teamwork.
It’s not how big you are, it’s how big you play.
First be the best and then be first.
If you lose self-control everything will fall.
Basketball is my refuge, my sanctuary. I go back to being a kid on the playground. When I get here, it’s all good.
I’ll do whatever it takes to win games, whether it’s sitting on a bench waving a towel, handing a cup of water to a teammate, or hitting the game-winning shot.
Heroes come and go, but legends are forever.
I wanna be the best, simple and plain.
Love me or hate me. It’s one or the other. Always has been. Hate my game, my swagger. Hate my fadeaway, my hunger. Hate that I’m a veteran, a champion. Hate that. Hate it with all your heart. And hate that I’m loved for the exact same reasons.
I don’t just try to score. The challenge is elevating my teammates to be able to win a championship.
There is no ‘i’ in team but there is in win.
If nobody will help you, do it alone.
It doesn’t matter if you fall down, it’s whether you get back up.