If Tim Duncan had Knicks on his jersey, he'd be a god.

I love being under pressure. Even the pressure put on me by the media. That is how you outdo yourself.

I want to follow in my father's footsteps, but do it better.

The day when I am satisfied with what I have, will be the day I retire from the sport.

I still have a lot of room for improvement. I need to become a more skilled player.

In France, if you talk to little boys, they know all of the NBA players and not one single Pro A player.

I want to become the first European floor leader to succeed in the NBA. I want to be the standard-bearer and prove we can succeed here.

I don't think I'm boring.

You're going to see ups and downs your whole career.

Getting up at three in the morning to watch Michael Jordan, I never dreamed one day I would be kissing that trophy.

When you win 20 games in a row and then lose four, people ask you, 'What happened?'...That's the beauty of sports.

It is impossible for light to bow before darkness.

The federal government spends millions to run the Postal Service. I could lose your mail for half of that.

We've all met those who seem to radiate happiness. They seem to smile more than others they laugh more than others - just being around them makes us happier as well.

I always tell people that I was fortunate I was able to come in with a group of men. We didn't come into the game with a group of boys. We were young then. So your cats keep you in check.

Fame is a powerful aphrodisiac.

I was changing my outfits, my looks, my wig, sometimes several times a day. That's when I know my soul is restless.

People refer to 'the good ol' days', but I don't know what they're talking about. As someone who's battled cancer, if I lived more than 20 years ago, I'd be a dead man.

To please people is a great step towards persuading them.

I was just trying to get his attention!" the man protested at the top of his lungs. "If he'da listened, I wouldn'ta had to bash him.

If a creative person has a sense of humor, a sense of style and a certain amount of stubbornness, he finds a way to do what he needs to in spite of the obstacles.