If I'd gone straight to the NBA, I don't think I would have been ready as a player or a person.

You sacrificed for us - you're the real MVP.

So many people doubted me. They motivated me every single day, to be, who I am.

In the game of basketball, I play first off because I love it. I love to have fun. I love to run up and down the court.

I didn’t fall in love with it just because it was me playing. I fell in love with it because I’ve got guys like this – like these guys every single day that push me to be the best that I can be.

Whoever want my spot can play me one-on-one for it.

The grass is not always greener on the other side. You learn to appreciate these people.

First off, I'd like to thank God for changing my life. It let me really realize what life is all about. Basketball is just a platform for me to inspire people, and I realize that.

My dream was to become a rec league coach. That's what I wanted to do. I wanted to stay home and help the kids out and be a coach.

This city, all they want us to be is ourselves. You love us how we are. We’re all a work in progress as men and you still love us and I thank you so much for embracing us.

Last, I just want to thank God again. He's the first and the last. Alpha and Omega. I thank you for saving my life.

Be aware of your breathing and breathe naturally. This will lead you into unity with the great flow of Life, your true nature.

Modern cars I don't like so much.

In the 21st century, you have to use technology as one of the tools in the toolkit to bring about social change.

My style is not that big. I wear heels, tight pants, and I wear diamonds.

[A difficult childhood gave me] a kind of cocky confidence. ... I could never have so little that I hadn't had less. It took away my fear.

Prophecy, that universal and perpetual torch by which faith is enlightened.

Most of the successful people in Hollywood are failures as human beings.

When sperm and egg unite, something goes from inanimate to animate. It is life.

Using PowerPoint is like having a loaded AK-47 on the table.

Pain is temporarily, but pride last forever