I don't want or need to gain respect with what I do off the court. I want respect for what I do on the court.

I play some fighting games, but mostly I just play sports.

I like to smile, even in intense situations. My opponents don't know how to react when they see me smile.

Everybody is different. Everybody has different styles. Just do it the best way you know how.

I don't care how I got here. In the books, when you look at it 10 or 20 years from now, it's not going say how he got here, it's going to say he's here and he represented the team.

Life's not real easy right now. But I guess I'd rather have it this way than not at all.

My first dunk was actually in sixth grade.

It's time for the truth: I want to be traded, I'm ready to be traded. First and foremost, this has nothing to do with the fans or the city, it's just time for me to look after me.

I just think people should be able to express themselves.

My old coach used to say two points was two points.

[When you're on fire] it feels like nobody's out there, you're playing by yourself. You don't care how good a defender is guarding you.

I think boarding school does give you an independence.

I think anybody who goes away finds you appreciate home more when you return.

There are some things that are so unforgivable that they make other things easily forgivable.

I try to understand people who aren't as smart as me and not be hateful.

When I was a screenwriter, I was doing it for mercenary reasons.

The Haight is just a place; the '60s was a spirit.

I'm involved in so many different things, and there are so many profound reactions to what I do because I am big counter culture.

I wish I could say everything in one word. I hate all the things that can happen between the beginning of a sentence and the end.

If you haven't found something worth dying for, you're not fit to live.

Black care rarely sits behind the rider whose pace is fast enough.