It all started when I got injured early in my second season. This turned out to be as difficult emotionally as physically.
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As an athlete, I understood the value of my health insurance. I knew that in my profession, injuries were common and could happen at any time.
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I guess when people ask what is the biggest transition to the NBA from college, it is definitely defense and the mental part.
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Standing on that platform, I said a silent prayer. I thanked God for giving me the strength and the opportunity to come back, to play basketball again, and to be part of that whole magnificent Olympic experience. It’s a memory I will always cherish.
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I respect that. I can respect you more by doing that. But don’t smile in my face, shake my hand, and then you don’t really respect me, or want me to be around, or come to your games as the owner of the Clippers.
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I’ve always studied business. Even when I was a ball player, I’d read business journals and the business sections of newspapers.
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Research your idea. See if there’s a demand. A lot of people have great ideas, but they don’t know if there’s a need for it.
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Trust me. I get up 530-6 every morning. I’m in the gym. I run a couple miles. I lift weights, and then I’m at work until 8-9 o’clock at night.
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You know I was a shy guy and people didn’t know that and still don’t know it today. I’m sure basketball brought my shyness out because of the fact that you have to do interviews, and that people are always talking to you in terms of the fans and everything.
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You can’t get AIDS from a hug or a handshake or a meal with a friend.
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I wouldn’t do the ‘Magic Hour’ again, but I would do TV again. The ‘Magic Hour’ is not me.
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Don’t give up! Be friends with people who help you work hard.
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People don’t stop eating, and they don’t stop drinking coffee.
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You either have to be great or you have to be bad to get a good pick.
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I enjoy being the messenger for God in terms of letting people know about HIV and AIDS.
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If you come to me and say, ‘Hey look I’m a racist,’ or ‘I discriminate against blacks,’ or ‘I don’t like you because you’re African American.
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