“I went from five foot eleven to six foot eight, and the more ball I played, the more I caught on to the game.”

My last year with the Spurs, I was late to practice one time.

I’m fighting against becoming soft. That’s the worst thing you can say to a basketball player.

Some people want to have controversy between the races.

Madonna wasn’t an acrobat or anything, but the sex was good. I could tell she liked it.

There’s more impact if you burn somebody with your eyes, look straight into him and let him know with a look.

Everybody’s talking trash these days, so why not keep quiet?

My rookie year, I was very immature.

I don’t feel anything when I watch Shaquille O’Neal play. I don’t feel anything coming off him.

I’m calling on the Supreme Leader of North Korea, or as I call him, ‘Kim,’ to do me a solid and cut Kenneth Bae loose.

Create havoc, create destruction.

I was confused as a kid. I was confused about my sexual identity.

Death has always had a prominent place in my mind. There are times when I think somebody might kill me.

If I don’t finish in the top three for the next Nobel Peace Prize, something’s seriously wrong.

If you have a problem with my answer that’s your problem, not my problem.

Don’t let what other people think decide who you are.

The Bulls talked to just about every person who ever met me.