My type of basketball is about how to create space, how to maneuver, how to get your shot off.

I remember at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Shaq always wanted me to show him steps over and over.

When you get to that level, it's not a matter of talent anymore - because all the players are so talented - it's about preparation, about playing smart and making good decisions.

The most important thing in a person's life is his faith and how he translates his faith into practical deeds.

Basketball is in my blood. It is my obligation to try.

I don't think Michael had to retire for us to get the spotlight, because when you win, it commands attention.

It's not up to anyone else to make me give my best.

God comes first. Paradise is not cheap.

I'm shy, but sometimes my voice is so clear and strong.

My background playing soccer gave me a natural advantage over many of the American-born players.

I always keep a ball in the car. You never know.

Women complain about premenstrual syndrome, but I think of it as the only time of the month that I can be myself.

I have never been as alive or awake as I have been through Jiu Jitsu.

What our laws show is the extent and degree to which conflict has to be suppressed.

If [quantum theory] is correct, it signifies the end of physics as a science.

I've been dancing all my life, but I never did it seriously.

The only way to love a person is...by listening to them and seeing and believing in the god, in the poet, in them. For by doing this, you keep the god and the poet alive and make it flourish.

I still collect toys. Toys are a reflection of society. They are the tools that society uses to teach and enculturate children into the adult world. Toys are not innocent.

We know that equality of individual ability has never existed and never will, but we do insist that equality of opportunity still must be sought.

MFA programs are to the world of art what gentrification is to your neighborhood.

I have the physique a lot of people dream about having. It's my obligation to share it with the world.