When they gave me that trophy, bro, I cried.

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.

It’s never too early to begin pointing your little ones’ souls heavenward.

Our life is a hope which is continually converting itself into memory and memory in its turn begets hope.

That's the key to success, isn't it? It has to be fun.

Lord please break the laws of the universe for my convenience. Amen.

I'm a straight shooter, and most of the time my ego doesn't interrupt my relationships.

On the whole, I don't want to think too much about why I write what I write. If I know what I'm doing ... I can't do it.

We need to ensure the poorest in the planet - who will be hardest hit by the financial crisis - are not forgotten.

Religion supports and perpetuates the social organization it reflects.

I don't ever rest. It's a problem and hopefully something I will get a better handle on in the coming years.

If it's a good record or a good recording, then word of mouth will build for that reason, not before the fact, not before anyone's heard it, not because of MySpace or the label.