“My brain cannot process failure. It will not process failure”

We all know what flopping is when we see it. The stuff that you see is where guys aren’t really getting hit at all and are just flailing around like a fish out of water.

Great things come from hard work and perseverance. No excuses.

Everyting negative – pressure, challenges – is all an opportunity for me to rise.

The people who truly know me know what I’m like. There have been people who try to say things that aren’t fair, and I check them. And then they don’t like me because I checked them.

As far as carrying the torch for the years to come, I don’t know. I just want to be the best basketball player I can be.

I don’t have to hear that criticism, that idotic criticism anymore.

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.

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.

Some times your best effort just isn’t good enough.

You want a CEO that understands they need to build a team around them that’s sharper and smarter than they are.

Calm before the Storm and after once the dust settles.

The first time I stepped on an NBA court I became a businessman.

What people see on court is another side of me; it’s not me.

When you have that respect from your teammates, it makes it a lot more comfortable.

But sports carried me away from being in a gang, or being associated with drugs. Sports was my way out.

When you believe in something and believe in your community, no one can stop you from creating change.