“Once you become a professional athlete or once you do anything well, then you’re automatically a role model.”

A lion on the creep looking for his next kill!

I hear that word pressure all the time. There is a lot of pressure put on me, but I don’t put a lot of pressure on myself. I feel if I play my game, it will take care of itself.

I enjoy the competition and whatever it takes throughout the competition, I will do it.

I feel confident because I’m the best player in the world. It’s that simple.

My power. My control. My freedom. Unleashed.

I don’t know how tall I am or how much I weigh. Because I don’t want anybody to know my identity. I’m like a superhero. Call me Basketball Man.

Believe in yourself, even if it mean sacrificing everything.

I like criticism. It makes you strong.

To be the best, you have to work the hardest. You have to chase what seems impossible over and over and over again, because giving up is not an option.

When you feel like you’ve reached your limit, it’s only the beginning.

Commitment is a big part of what I am and what I believe.

Trying something new. Jumping out the photo frame! 

You have to be able to accept failure to get better.

Staying POISED, PRIMED and PREPPED for whenever it’s time to punch time again.

I don’t need too much. Glamour and all that stuff don’t excite me. I’m just glad I have the game of basketball in my life.

If you ain’t wit us, We ain’t with you all.

I love what I do and I love being an athlete, but I also love all the things that have come with it.

I’m an athlete. I go out there and fight my heart out.

The great thing about having a pool in L.A. is that I can use it year-round. And since I’ve always been an athlete, staying fit is very important.

As athletes, we’re always going to have aches and pains, but when your teammates cheer you on, you don’t think about it.

A couple of times a day I sit quietly and visualize my body fighting the AIDS virus. It’s the same as me sitting and seeing myself hit the perfect serve. I did that often when I was an athlete.

I don’t believe professional athletes should be role models. I believe parents should be role models.

An athlete may run ten thousand miles in order to prepare for one hundred yards. Quantity gives experience.

The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.