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.

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.

[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.

a detestable, viscous place populated by slugs

What doesn't kill you only makes your book longer.

Long-lasting change that will help you create new habits and actions requires an inside-out approach, as well as two very important tools: the mirror and time.

There's a weird kind of paradox that the more expensive the vacation is, the more potentially anxiety-producing it is.

Evil may have its hour, but God will have His day.

It is clear our nation is reliant upon big foreign oil. More and more of our imports come from overseas.

If you look at your life and compare your life to that of an evil person, you will find that in most regards both lives are the same. You don't live a longer life or live forever by being virtuous.

You will never lose your nerve. Your life, probably, but never your nerve.

Meditation is a way to take us to a deeper level of awareness.

I wanted to continue to be active on those things that I cared about when I was president where I could still have an impact.