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I'm a firm believer in goal setting. Step by step. I can't see any other way of accomplishing anything.
Everybody wants to take responsibility when you win, but when you fail, all these fingers are pointing.
I love practice. It is when a coach exercises the most control over the improvement of his or her team.
If a team cannot perform with excellence at a moment's notice, they probably will fail in the long run.
I would rather have a player who has mastered two or three moves than to try to teach him six or seven.
The triple-double is just a stat. It's a test of your strength and stamina and playing ability, really.
Every day when I get on the floor I give it my all and play because you never know what tomorrow holds.
When I concentrate and focus, they always go in, so I'm gonna continue to do that, and they will go in.
We love playing together and we love adversity. You know, back-to-back, the two best teams in the East.
We cannot do great deeds unless we're willing to do the small things that make up the sum of greatness.
The time when there is no one there to feel sorry for you or to cheer for you is when a player is made.
You look at a guy like Michael Jordan: I can't believe there will be other basketball players like him.
You look at all other sports, basketball, you think basketball, they're always looking at their target.
I had no idea I was going to be this tall. Had I known that, I honestly would have stuck to basketball.
What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's the size of the fight in the dog.
Our guys took Shop and Advanced Shop. Shop is when you make a chair. Advanced Shop is when you paint it.
When you don't know that you don't know, it's a lot different than when you do know that you don't know.
We should not have to push you to work hard, you should work hard because you want to be a great player.
I say 'come with it.' I'm not expecting anything easy. You have to earn your place. That's fine with me.
Be a famous musician. Be a famous act or. Be a famous write r. Be a famous basketball player. Be famous.
Bottom line, you're either a risk taker, or your not, and if you don't take risks, you'll never win big.
Right up until the time I retired at age 37, I felt like there were still things that I could do better.
You always have to be on edge. You always have to take every practice, every game, like it is your last.
If you're a competitive person, that stays with you. You don't stop. You always look over your shoulder.
I just want everyone to know I'm suing Ruben Studdard. He had his hand on my ass and he wouldn't let go.
I don't ever want to grow up. I guess I'm like Peter Pan. Grown-ups have problems. I want to stay happy.
When I don't have basketball practice, I'll be in a gym for 2.5 hours - 30 minutes abs, 2 hours lifting.
I was the best basketball player, the only thing good in my hometown so everybody did everything for me.
Everyone wants to do what the great ones do; but very few are willing to do what they did to become great
I made a lot of mistakes, a lot of things I'm not proud of. But it's only for other people to learn from.
I played three sports in high school, baseball, football and basketball. Baseball really helped me a lot.
I like basketball, and I've been to three games, which is so much more fun than seeing it on TV, I think.
Unless you plan to out-rebound and out-shoot everyone you play, then you better learn to handle the ball.
Perfection is impossibility but striving for perfection is not. Do the best you can. That is what counts.
Black people don't have an accurate idea of their history, which has been either suppressed or distorted.
Basketball made me happy to be tall. And more secure about myself than I ever would have been without it.
The thing about it is almost everyone could pass that way, but we were kept from doing it by our coaches.
Approach the game with no preset agendas and you'll probably come away surprised at your overall efforts.
Blocking out is everyday, every drill, all the time. We run sprints every time someone does not blockout.
Their unselfishness, the way they play and their poise factor. When you never panic, that's a great sign.
It's my job to make him look good. He's a very good looking man, so it's my job to keep him looking good.
If you got the game, you got the game. That's why Tiger Woods is out there playing golf with Greg Norman.
I knew I was going to make one. I wanted to make two, but the first one rattled in and rattled right out.
The NBA has the best point guards in the world, so it is important that I come ready to play every night.
Playing basketball with my teammates was a gift! We cant play any more but we live the memories each day!
I'm attacking the basket more. Because I'm more comfortable on the line, that's an area I want to get to.
Scoring 100 points is a lot, but I maybe could have scored 140 if they had played straight-up basketball.
I think I'll stick to what I'm used to, my principles, and that is team Number 1 and individual Number 2.
I want everyone to know: You can play basketball in Canada and you can still get to where you need to go.
Momentum is a whole lot in the game of basketball. People dwell on momentum, but that really does matter.