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I get constant reminders from fans who equate that game and my career as one and the same.
Like you might love watching basketball, but that don't mean that you'll get on the court.
I don't discuss basketball. I dictate basketball. I'm not interested in philosophy classes.
I smile all the time, even when I'm in a bad mood. I always try to keep a smile on my face.
I spent money, I slept with women around the league, but I always kept my mind on the game.
To hang out in a gay bar or put on a sequined halter top makes me feel like a total person.
Parents would rather have their son get all-state than his team win the state championship.
The highest level of achievement is attained by the teams with the best conditioned players
I'm a big sports guy - golf, tennis, baseball, basketball, snowboarding - and I love games.
Freshman want to play. Sophomores want to start. Juniors want to score. Seniors want to win
I just aim for basketball season to start. I don't really care about anything else in life.
Doing the best you are capable of doing is victory in itself, and less than that is defeat.
Once you become a good person, then you have a chance of becoming a good basketball player.
Promise yourself that you will talk health, happiness, and prosperity as often as possible.
Push yourself to keep improving or you'll stay as close to the bottom as you are to the top
Jury verdicts, basketball games, and even music are enough to set off black rage, it seems.
I know there are expectations, but I don't let them affect mt game. I just play basketball.
Good defensive play is as much a matter of hustle, desire and pride as it is anything else.
It is in general more profitable to reckon up our defeats than to boast of our attainments.
You have to have a mentality. This is a business. This ain't hanging out having a good time
High school was really fun. I had lots of friends, I had activities, like basketball teams.
I feel like LeBron James is an amazing basketball player, but he's also a community person.
Nothing has any power over me other than that which I give it through my conscious thoughts.
A team will always appreciate a great individual if he's willing to sacrifice for the group.
The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.
A team should be an extension of a coach's personality. My teams are arrogant and obnoxious.
I really focused on three things in high school - my company, basketball and my school work.
Mental Toughness is doing the right thing for the team when it's not the best thing for you.
We hung out on the streets, played stickball, and did all of the things that other kids did.
I don't fit into the mold of the NBA man, and I think I've been punished financially for it.
Your best players have to unite and inspire the group... otherwise, they'll divide the group
Football, basketball, and the Olympic sports all have their problems with banned substances.
I can do something else besides stuff a ball through a hoop. My biggest resource is my mind.
You know, I think more people should watch women's basketball. It'd do so much for the game.
Set the goal and work all days for it, until you achieve, I want to be a champion, the best!
They continue to criticize me for my outside shooting, but I continue to make outside shots.
I love sports. I've played basketball, baseball, soccer, tennis, track and field growing up.
If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them
I realize that I'm black, but I like to be viewed as a person, and this is everybody's wish.
Sometimes I wonder what it will be like to look back on all this. Whether it will seem real.
There's so many young peoople who start to play basketball and never learn the fundamentals.
Someday I might have to put down a basketball and have a regular 9-to-5 like everybody else.
I think Bush came back because Colin Powell was there. Hey, I'm the brigadier general, baby.
I know the strengths and weaknesses of my teammates. I make my passing decisions accordingly
Discipline is the greatest form of love you can show someone. Great players crave discipline
Football comes naturally to me, but basketball is a challenge, that's why I like it so much.
No matter whether you are new or an old team member, you need time to adjust to one another.
Seek opportunities to show you care. The smallest gestures often make the biggest difference.
If you focus on results, you will never change. If you focus on change, you will get results.
I let ballplayers yell back at me because I wasn't trying to prove I'm boss. I know I'm boss.