“The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.”

Basketball has been my life and I worked at it so hard because I enjoyed it so much.

Eminem. My son was listening to that and I was like, “What is that junk?” Then I started listening and I thought, You know, that kid is pretty good. It’s the storytelling.

He who has learned to trust nature finds need for ever fewer external directions. He will discard formula after formula, until he reaches the conclusion: Let nature take its course.

Michael Jordan is God disguised as a basketball player.

I’ve always been interested in jobs in the NBA. But I’ve been in this for 20 years and it might be time to do something else.

In the closing seconds of every game, I want the ball in my hands for the last shot – not in anybody else’s, not in anybody else’s in the world.

I hate to lose more than I like to win.

My name’s been on this check for a week now.

As far as playing, I didn’t care who guarded me – red, yellow, black. I just didn’t want a white guy guarding me, because it’s disrespect to my game.

Players will see right through a phony. And they can tell when you’re not giving it all you’ve got.

I had control of the ball. As a coach you sort of put the ball in other player’s hands and let them make decisions for you. But I still get a kick out of winning basketball games and that’s what I’m in this for.

I learned what my weaknesses were and I went out the next day to turn those weaknesses intro strengths.

I knew I was as good as anybody. That’s not really bragging; it’s just that I’d put the time in.

You’re all playin’ for second place.

I can see why fans don’t like to watch pro basketball. I don’t, either. It’s not exciting.

It doesn’t matter who scores the points, it’s who can get the ball to the scorer.

I have talent at playing myself. I don’t have a very broad range, but at playing myself I am a wizard. It’s more than fun; it’s the best job on Earth.

One of the best things about being an actor is that it’s a meritocracy.

The best content is the means, not the end.

The best revenge is democracy.

You always just have to be the best that you can be. And if you know that in your heart, then that’s all that matters.

As one of the best things in your life was human love, this will be love, but much more satisfying, and it will last forever.

The reason of football is not to be the best but to be the best team

We’d all like to vote for the best man but he’s never a candidate.