The only person who can really motivate you is you.
SHAQUILLE O'NEALI think I’m the only player who looks at each and every center and says to myself, ‘That’s barbecued chicken down there.’
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Kobe always tried to be a hero. But you know, as the saying goes, a hero ain’t nothing but a sandwich.
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Stats don’t matter. I care about winning, not stats. If I score 0 points and we win I’m happy. If I score 50, 60 points, break the records, and we lose.
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It was a weird game. There was ugly shooting and a lot of turnovers and mistakes, and we were just fortunate to get the win.
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I don’t know who made it, all I know is it was put in my head that two plus two is four. So certain things happen. Why does it rain? Why am I so sexy? I don’t know.
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I respect order and it really gave me the discipline to be a leader and not a follower. It also helped me stay out of trouble.
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As a general, and as a leader of this team, whatever I’ve got to do get my guys going I’ll do it every time. If I have to be the bad guy sometime, I’ll guess I’ll take that. That’s what a leader and a general and a chief of police does.
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I know how to turn the bad into good always.
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They shot the ball well early. What comes out of the microwave hot doesn’t always stay hot. I know, because I eat bagels in the morning.
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My message to little kids who aspire to be anything they want to be is to listen to their parents.
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I don’t take anything personal. I just have a certain file in my head, so Earthlings must be careful with what they say.
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They asked me when I was out there, ‘Why do you want to be traded?’ I said me staying here is like divorcing my wife and marrying someone who looks like me. That’s backwards, man.
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Anyone can win a slam-dunk contest. The real Superman is dead. He was assassinated by Pat Riley. I’m the Big Cactus now and ready to roll again.
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I told him I’d think about it and then my pops called and said something like that so I decided to revert back and then.
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We’re focusing on the whole pie, not a slice. A slice is good, but it’s not good enough to get you fat. We’re trying to get fat.
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I’m dominant every night. I come in every night and get beat up.
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