“Being the only man in the household with my mom definitely helped me grow up fast.”

The only thing on my mind right now is trying to win the whole thing.

Every night on the court I give my all, and if I’m not giving 100 percent, I criticize myself.

Don’t be afraid of failure. This is the way to succeed.

I can’t worry about what other people say.

I’m ready to accept the challenge. I’m coming home.

I treated it like every day was my last day with a basketball.

Imagine doing your job at the highest level to where you’re not needed anymore.

Some got no luck and some got all the luck in the world. I definitely got lucky with you that for sure!

A lion on the creep looking for his next kill!

I hear that word pressure all the time. There is a lot of pressure put on me, but I don’t put a lot of pressure on myself. I feel if I play my game, it will take care of itself.

I enjoy the competition and whatever it takes throughout the competition, I will do it.

I feel confident because I’m the best player in the world. It’s that simple.

My power. My control. My freedom. Unleashed.

I don’t know how tall I am or how much I weigh. Because I don’t want anybody to know my identity. I’m like a superhero. Call me Basketball Man.

Believe in yourself, even if it mean sacrificing everything.

I like criticism. It makes you strong.

If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn’t brood. I’d type a little faster.

I’m one of those fellows so frightened of driving that I go 80 miles an hour – and the more frightened I get, the faster I go.

A lot of people run a race to see who is fastest. I run to see who has the most guts, who can punish himself into exhausting pace, and then at the end, punish himself even more.

Fast is fine, but accuracy is final. In a gun fight. You need to take your time in a hurry.

When the stomach is full, it is easy to talk of fasting.

I’m one of those fellows so frightened of driving that I go 80 miles an hour – and the more frightened I get, the faster I go.

I am completely focused on being strong, riding fast, and enjoying myself. With the new generation of riders, only the chronometer counts. I need to be faster than them on track.

When I was 5 and playing against 11-year-olds, who were bigger, stronger, faster, I just had to figure out a way to play with them.