“I’ve pretty much done all I can here and, you know, God will carry me the rest of the way, so I’m pretty comfortable with that.”

If there were camera phones back in the day, the biggest athletes in the world would have had a lot of explaining to do.

I have nothing in common with lazy people who blame others for their lack of success.

These young guys are playing checkers. I’m out there playing chess.

Dear Basketball, From the moment I started rolling my dad’s tube socks and shooting imaginary game-winning shots. I fell in love with you.

I don’t set out to make a really hot shoe, I set out to make a product that is true to where I am.

It’s not a question of if we make the playoffs; we will. And when we get there, I have no fear of anyone.

People just don’t understand how obsessed I am with winning.

When you love something, you’ll always come back to it. You’ll always keep asking questions, and finding answers.

My brain cannot process failure. It will not process failure

I can’t relate to lazy people. We don’t speak the same language. I don’t understand you. I don’t want to understand you.

I’ve been watching Messi for some time now, and his ability to decide games and keep possession of the ball is amazing.

Everybody shut up. Let us work.

It doesn’t matter to me what place I get traded to. If I was traded someplace – I’d play anywhere.

If you’re afraid to fail, then you’re probably going to fail.

You always have to be on edge. You always have to take every practice, every game, like it is your last.

Everybody has a different journey.

We should constantly be aspiring to reach higher and higher and higher. We should never be comfortable where we are.

Me being so open just helps other people. People feel like they know me so much that they can talk to me all of the time about really personal things. Sometimes it’s really nice and comforting. It depends on the person, whether they’re creepy or not.

A friend is one with whom you are comfortable, to whom you are loyal, through whom you are blessed, and for whom you are grateful.

There is a comfort in the strength of love; ‘Twill make a thing endurable, which else would overset the brain, or break the heart.

I want to be an actor, I am just not very comfortable talking about myself.

A good painting to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company, comforts and inspires.

Contrast the experience with something worse and you cannot help feeling happy and grateful because. The change from trouble to comfort gives us more pleasure than uninterrupted comfort does.

Those who grieve find comfort in weeping and in arousing their sorrow until the body is too tired to bear the inner emotions.