My parents are my inspiration. Believe it or not, they're my personal coaches. After every game I still call them and get their take on how I played.

I play some fighting games, but mostly I just play sports.

I like to smile, even in intense situations. My opponents don't know how to react when they see me smile.

Everybody is different. Everybody has different styles. Just do it the best way you know how.

I don't care how I got here. In the books, when you look at it 10 or 20 years from now, it's not going say how he got here, it's going to say he's here and he represented the team.

Life's not real easy right now. But I guess I'd rather have it this way than not at all.

My first dunk was actually in sixth grade.

It's time for the truth: I want to be traded, I'm ready to be traded. First and foremost, this has nothing to do with the fans or the city, it's just time for me to look after me.

I just think people should be able to express themselves.

My old coach used to say two points was two points.

I don't want or need to gain respect with what I do off the court. I want respect for what I do on the court.

She liked the way the words sounded. She imagined them floating above her in a comic-strip bubble

No one ever drowned in sweat.

Our inner space and our peace of mind are affected by our outer space.

I love the idea of living a life that is completely humble and quiet.

I would never get married while my father is still alive because I wouldn't want him to walk me down the aisle.

The point is to make the pie grow faster and distribute the new growth more equitably.

I want to be the strongest player in the world and score a lot of goals. To do that, I have to improve in every area.

She wanted to feel him pound away her fears, a hammer to smash through all her guilt and pain and emptiness.

Burt Lancaster was a very powerful and intriguing person. That essence of what he was, is the very thing that you and I see on the screen when we watch him.