“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 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.

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

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.

I don’t really care too much about what people who don’t care about me say about me, but a lot of times, you know, I get tired of defending myself.

Larry Brown molded me into an MVP and a Hall of Fame player.