If I die young, everybody's going to say they saw it coming.

This life is like a swimming pool. You dive into the water, but you can't see how deep it is.

I want to do for rebounds what Michael Jordan did for dunks.

Don't let what other people think decide who you are.

My rookie year, I was very immature.

I'm hungrier than those other guys out there. Every rebound is a personal challenge.

You can love me or you can hate me.

I go out there and get my eyes gouged, my nose busted, my body slammed. I love the pain of the game.

If I don't finish in the top three for the next Nobel Peace Prize, something's seriously wrong.

They say Elvis is dead. I say, no, you're looking at him. Elvis isn't dead; he just changed color.

There's no image we can't improve.

Dreams are like puzzles. When all the pieces are missing, it is up to us to find them and decide where and how they fit in.

None of us start out strong ... And none of us have the exact same strengths.

There is madness in youth, but sometimes a god inspires it.

When you wake up each morning, remember to live as though it were your last day on earth, because you never know if it's going to be.

No one should ever be disrespected.

Ah, isn't that nice, the wife of the Cambridge president is kissing the cox of the Oxford crew.

Good is the enemy of great. That's why so few things become great.

The studio have always claimed that the ship is the star of the show, especially when they're renegotiating contracts.

I'm not shy or reclusive. I just spend my time with people rather than journalists.

The simple fact of existence, of being aware that you are aware; this to me is the most astounding fact.