“When I’m finished playing, I want people to say, ‘He handled this well, he kept his cool.’”

I had some shots that I felt like I should’ve made; I just didn’t make them. I’m not going to shoot the ball great every night.

We all can be masters at our craft, but you have to make sacrifices that come along with making that decision.

Everything has a purpose. And that purpose has a story that goes along with it. It just depends on what your passion is.

You can’t be held captive by the fear of failure or the fear of what people may say.

I wanna be the best, simple and plain.

Thank god, I’m not from this world.

I don’t think a coach becomes the right coach until he wins a championship.

I was an idiot when I was a kid.

I’m focused on the task that lies ahead for us.

He is a fool who only sees the mischiefs that are past.

I’ve pretty much done all I can here and, you know, God will carry me the rest of the way, so I’m pretty comfortable with that.

If I panic, everyone else panics.

I like playing for the purple and gold. This is where I want to finish up.

The guy said NBA players are one in a million, I said, ‘Man, look, I’m going to be that one in a million.

I’m reflective only in the sense that I learn to move forward. I reflect with a purpose.

If you want to make history, you have to do historic things.