People are threatened by me. Rich white, rich blacks, it doesn't matter.

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.

Expect good to happen in your day and you'll find that good things start to happen.

Oh build your ship of death, oh build it in time and build it lovingly, and put it between the hands of your soul.

Act-act in the living Present!

I wish Monkeys could Skype. Maybe one day.

A belief in God helps provide a foundation to arbitrate our decisions. Without this foundation, we are condemned to live essentially formless lives.

I am not pushy. You want it, you buy it. Most people hit the customer over the head. But if you're too self-important, it's kind of repellent.

Wouldn't it be amazing if we spent as much energy investing in experiences as we do investing in things?

Don't be over complacent or too feverish, take a middle path.

Bezos is super smart; don't get me wrong. He just makes ordinary control freaks look like stoned hippies.

I always feel the audience is my best teacher.