I wouldn’t say I’m a ball hog. I’m a shooter. I don’t necessarily hog the ball, but I put them up though. I definitely much rather shoot it than pass it. That’s just how I am.

I have nothing in common with lazy people who blame others for their lack of success.

Everyting negative - pressure, challenges - is all an opportunity for me to rise.

It's not about the number of hours you practice, it's about the number of hours your mind is present during the practice

These young guys are playing checkers. I'm out there playing chess.

Great things come from hard work and perseverance. No excuses.

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 can't relate to lazy people. We don't speak the same language. I don't understand you. I don't want to understand you.

I've known for a long time that they're a bunch of idiots.

The most important thing, the thing that unites all of us, is that we can INSPIRE and CHALLENGE one another TO BE BETTER.

You have to find things that are accessible and doable in your busy life and try to fit some time in your schedule to just have time to yourself and be able to recoup and refocus.

False hope really makes you cynical.

Teaching and research are not to be confused with training for a profession. Their greatness and their misfortune is that they are a refuge or a mission.

Parenting is not for sissies. You have to sacrifice and grow up

I love having a master. I have no problem serving my director. That's my job. I want to make them happy.

The greatest gift you can give someone is your time, your attention, your love, your concern.

My onstage persona really is a persona, you know, and really the moment I step onstage, it kind of kicks into gear.

Every hero doesn't do this great big hero thing. They do the simple thing over and over... and they stick to it.

In other words, If you don't take action, you won't get any results You are not your resume, you are your work

If you want the truth rather than merely something to say, you will have a good deal less to say.