If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome.
The game is my wife. It demands loyalty and responsibility, and it gives me back fulfillment and peace.
In any investment, you expect to have fun and make money.
Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.
As athletes, we're used to reacting quickly. Here, it's 'come, stop, come, stop.' There's a lot of downtime. That's the toughest part of the day.
To be successful you have to be selfish, or else you never achieve. And once you get to your highest level, then you have to be unselfish. Stay reachable. Stay in touch. Don't isolate.
I want to wake up every day and do whatever comes in my mind, and not feel pressure or obligations to do anything else in my life.
I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come.
I wasn't really a work conscious type of person.
I'd like to be settled into somewhat of a normal life. Somewhat. I know it's never going to be completely normal.
If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out ho...
I realize im black, but id like to be viewed as a person, and that is everybodys wish.
When I was playing before I retired, I never really understood the appreciation and the respect that people gave me. People had treated me like a god or something, and that was very embarrassing.
When I lose the sense of motivation and the sense to prove something as a basketball player, it's time for me to move away from the game.
My father used to say that it's never too late to do anything you wanted to do. And he said, 'You never know what you can accomplish until you try.'
Ultimately, if you can say that I'm a bad owner and we're winning championships, I can live with that. But if we're not making the playoffs and we're spending and losing money, then I have to look in...
The game of basketball has been everything to me. My place of refuge, place I've always gone where I needed comfort and peace. It's been the site of intense pain and the most intense feelings of joy a...
You must expect great things of yourself before you can do them.
I want to be perceived as a guy who played his best in all facets, not just scoring. A guy who loved challenges.
If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how...