I've got to worry about Alonzo Mourning, because a year or two ago there was a chance that Alonzo Mourning wouldn't be standing here talking to you. That's the cold reality of it.

If we all make a concerted effort and try to improve the life of someone else, then this world would be a better place to live in.

We've got babies raising babies, and it's important for us as responsible adults to go out and do what we can to make sure that our kids are steered in the right direction.

You can want and hope, or you can make it happen.

There's a disappointment there because I still feel there's an emptiness in my career that just wasn't filled.

I had individuals in my life to help me make the right decisions because it wasn't about them accepting handouts. It was about them making the right decisions for me.

I was hurting. I had some ailments I was dealing with. It's not like I was holding out.

I listen to myself. I listen to my body, my mind, I follow my heart.

I want to live 50 more years. I'm 33 years old... and I want to live to at least be 80 and see my kids grow up and see my grandkids. That's important to me.

If I would have listened to other people back in 2000 telling me I should have stopped playing basketball because of a kidney disease, I wouldn't have won a world championship.

I can still play this game at a high level; I've proven that. I want to be home. I want to be close to my family. I want to be close to my foundation and my business interests.

Do not ask directions from the people around you. Ask directions from the person who called you.

When men and women are able to respect and accept their differences then love has a chance to blossom.

The important thing isn't the soundness or otherwise of the argument, but for it to make you think.

Fun, fighting, and feeding! These are the three indispensable elements of the boy's world.

The only limits in our life are those we impose on ourselves.

Some people think that if they will do certain things, they will somehow earn the favor of God, but this misses the whole point of Christianity and ironically devolves into a me-centered approach.

No matter how old a mother is, she watches her middle-aged children for signs of improvement.

I didn't just want to put something out that I wasn't satisfied with.

Never learn to do anything: if you don't learn, you'll always find someone else to do it for you.

You have a specific, defined audience-at MTV, they assume the audience to the news is 15 to 30 years old and they do a lot of research about the things they're interested in.