To be honest with you, I (would) much rather play basketball and not be famous.

I have nothing in common with lazy people who blame others for their lack of success.

Everyting negative - pressure, challenges - is all an opportunity for me to rise.

It's not about the number of hours you practice, it's about the number of hours your mind is present during the practice

These young guys are playing checkers. I'm out there playing chess.

Great things come from hard work and perseverance. No excuses.

I'll do whatever it takes to win games, whether it's sitting on a bench waving a towel, handing a cup of water to a teammate, or hitting the game-winning shot.

Heroes come and go, but legends are forever.

I can't relate to lazy people. We don't speak the same language. I don't understand you. I don't want to understand you.

I've known for a long time that they're a bunch of idiots.

The most important thing, the thing that unites all of us, is that we can INSPIRE and CHALLENGE one another TO BE BETTER.

Dare to take risk to fulfill your dreams.

He preferred to give in the light, because whenit was dark, he was afraid his giving would go unnoticed

Only one thing that you can see and hear that is beautiful and frightening at the same time, and that is a thunder storm.

If the double helix was so important, how come you didn't work on It? Ther husband, Linus Pauling, when the Nobel Prize was awarded to Crick, Watson and Wilkins.

Only through focus can you do world-class things, no matter how capable you are.

My ego is controlled enough that I don't have to be the focus.

I'd rather die terrified than live forever.

Perfection is a polished collection of errors.

When God hands you a gift, he also hands you a whip; and the whip is intended for self-flagellation solely.

How beautiful is sorrow when it is dressed by virgin innocence! it makes felicity in others seem deformed.