I didn't need to meet with other teams. I didn't care about what offers were on the table. I wanted to be in Atlanta. I wanted to represent for this team.

Rolexes never lose value, so I started getting a couple of them. I like them. Not only do they look good but they work very well.

Today is a new day. Even if you were wrong yesterday, you can get it right today.

The hardest thing to do is to trust people.

I'm just going to keep working. Spend more days in the gym, as possible. Just trying to get my game up, and just keep playing. And if it's in God's will for me to win, then I'll get it.

But at the end of the day, every star, every person that been iconic, has gone through a time in their lives where it was just bad. Everybody. It just made them better.

Are you gonna be tough, or are you going to be tough?

I want to be the greatest player ever in my era.

Sugar can cause fatigue and it can also build up on your joints. It can lead to those injuries where you've got nagging pain on those joints.

The only way to shut people up is just by winning and just playing basketball.

That's one thing I pride myself on is working hard in the weight room, working hard in practice, trying to become a better player.

Religious fanaticism is the most dangerous form of insanity.

I did graduate with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering in 1948.

Freedom and constraint are two aspects of the same necessity, the necessity of being the man you are and not another. You are free to be that man, but not another.

I would never attach myself to a brand that doesn't represent me.

Give more than is expected, love more than seems wise, serve more than seems necessary, and help more than is asked.

Throughout my life, I have always lived with adversity and will continue to have faith and do good for my family, friends and fans.

There is one thing we must appreciate about the disasters: They are perfectly just when they do their jobs!

She fell asleep, leaning on his chest, and he edged her a little off a particularly painful bruise, leaned his head back against the tree he had propped them up against, and closed his own eyes.

No matter what comes your way, just don't let it phase you, you can overcome anything.

I know my limits. That's why I'm beyond.