“I gotta win games. Because if we lose games, and I score a lot, they going to say I’m scorin’ too much.”

I had to learn that some people are just not going to like you. I had to have thick skin when I would see what people would say or write about me.

I owe all of this to the guys I’ve played with and all the coaches that have helped me get to where I’m at right now. I’m honored to be here.

I went from the projects to a real house. It was a big difference.

You used to think the suspect was the guy with the cornrows; now you see the police officers with the cornrows.

Coach’s voice will never leave my head as long as I live.

I wasn’t afraid to be who I am. I didn’t think anything was wrong with it.

If you’re from Virginia, then you know some white people from Poquoson don’t like black people.

LeBron ain’t got none of my game, but his heart is all mine.

This is the thing you dream about when you’re a kid, even before getting into the league.

God gave me all this; why waste the talent that he gave me? Why not go full throttle with it all and try to become in the class with the greatest players that ever played the game? That’s just a great feeling.

I don’t care. I feel like if we don’t make a trade, we have to get it done with what we’ve got.

I had a lot of growing up to do. A lot of times, I learned the hard way.

Don’t nobody wanna talk about or hear about somebody donating money to a charity. You wanna hear about what Bin Laden is doing and what you think is on his mind.

I’m a father; I’m a friend. I think I’ve got the biggest heart in the world. A lot of times, that’s not a good thing. It’s a gift and a curse.

I make all that money and it ain’t enough. I gotta make more to help all the people around me.

I wish there was a season where I was playing and didn’t have no aches, no pains, no bruises, no nothing.

[Elephants] are less agile and physically less adaptable than ourselves.

I am going in there to win this fight. I don’t think people are taking me seriously. I’m gonna surprise a lot of people. This guy helped two people make history.

No way did I ever think I was going to win the 100m.

Mother Teresas detractors have accused her of overemphasizing Calcuttans destitution and of coercing conversion from the defenseless.

To defeat ISIS and let Iran get nuclear weapons would be to win the battle and lose the war.

Thus far the chief purpose of our military establishment has been to win wars. From now on its chief purpose must be to avert them. It can have almost no other useful purpose.

We want and expect to win the silver or gold. A bronze would be a step back. In fact, we think it would be a put-down if we don’t win the silver or gold.

Sometimes when you lose you win, son. Failure is just life’s way of preparing you for success.