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When you get to be my age, you don't buy green bananas because you may not be around to eat them.
If America is the pursuit of happiness, the best way to pursue happiness is to help other people.
Don't try to imitate other coaches. Be your own person with your own style and do your own thing.
If something works for another school, use it. Don't act like you are too good to use other ideas
I have had some bad shooting games but that doesn't stop me from getting the ball to my teammates
I really want to start playing basketball. Basketball and ping-pong are my two forms of exercise.
I enjoy playing at the heart of it is just a kid who really loves playing the game of basketball.
I've got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.
Once you are labeled 'the best' you want to stay up there, and you can't do it by loafing around.
We Latinos are in a growing stage in the NBA. It's all part of the international basketball boom.
I'm looking for players who make their teammates better. You do that with enthusiasm and passion.
Each group and each youngster is different. As a leader or coach, you get to know what they need.
This is where young players today want to land. They want to be NBA players because of the money.
Not only is there more to life than basketball, there's a lot more to basketball than basketball.
It's better to have a good player with the basketball in late game situations than to have plays.
I have one thing to say to those non-believers. Don't ever underestimate the heart of a champion.
I don't believe in pressure. Pressure is when you don't know where your next meal is coming from.
But, hey I did everything the right way and earned my spot in this game, nothing was given to me.
(The Hack-A-Shaq is) just a way of telling me that you can't stop me. Thank you. I appreciate it.
Being here feels like I'm out of prison. This is the right place, the right time, the right team.
If he were on fire, he couldn't act as if he were burning. He can't out-act me on the big screen.
As we develop new beliefs about who we are, our behavior will change to support the new identity.
Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.
There is no sin in not liking to play; it's a mistake for a boy to be there if he doesn't want to.
We had a strong relationship with Walter Brown, and felt that he was the best owner in the league.
Race wasn't an issue. My family was French, but Yorkville was a melting pot of races and cultures.
I'd rather have preparation than motivation. Everyone likes to play, but no one likes to practice.
I don't know what that gas is made of, but it can't smell any worse than Ernie Johnson 's gym bag.
Somebody hits me, I'm going to hit him back. Even if it does look like he hasn't eaten in a while.
They say Elvis is dead. I say, no, you're looking at him. Elvis isn't dead; he just changed color.
He loves basketball. And I said Obama loves basketball. Let's start there, all right. Start there.
I wanted to avoid service, because I was on the road to becoming a professional basketball player.
As long as they are medicated the right way with the asthma medicine they won't have any problems.
I lost all feeling a long time ago. Basketball is basketball. It doesn't matter what floor I'm on.
Leadership does not mean getting people to do their job. It means getting people to do their best.
Kobe enjoys that situation. Stepping up and making the big basket or being involved in a key play.
If I can go to the U.S. Army and fight the war at 18 why can't you play basketball for 48 minutes?
I'm just a seasonal guy. Basketball, football, baseball, boxing, golf. Give it to me all the time.
As a parent, I have a job as a role model to my children, and by extension, to other young people.
I needed to go to class; I needed to go to practice; I needed to have a life away from basketball.
It doesn't matter to me what place I get traded to. If I was traded someplace - I'd play anywhere.
This is a job and we want to have fun. But it's a job and we should look like we're going to work.
When you're a winner you're always happy, but if you're happy as a loser you'll always be a loser.
You don't just be a team. You become a team. Through tough games you find that you need each other
Why don't you bring your face up here and let me punch it? Then you can tell me (if I'm stronger).
Write this: Since my boy is the coach, I'm going to try out for the Dolphins next year. Tight end.
I started out as a football player. I liked to inflict pain. In basketball, it was the same thing.
I've read that same formula, but as an athlete I'm classified as phenomenal. You could look it up.
Working hard is one thing, but working hard with purpose is what separates the good from the great
It just wasn't right the way they were behind by 25 points and then they're told to hold the ball.