Never understimate the heart of a champion.

Never understimate the heart of a champion.

You have to be able to center yourself, to let all of your emotions go... Don't ever forget that you read more

You have to be able to center yourself, to let all of your emotions go... Don't ever forget that you play with your soul as well as your body.

If my primary purpose here at Indiana is to go out and win ballgames, I can probably do that as read more

If my primary purpose here at Indiana is to go out and win ballgames, I can probably do that as well as anybody can. I would just cheat, get some money from alot of people around Indianapolis who want to run the operation that way, and just go out and get the best basketball players I can. Then we'd beat everybody.

I can do something else besides stuff a ball through a hoop. My biggest resource is my mind.

I can do something else besides stuff a ball through a hoop. My biggest resource is my mind.

What you are as a person is far more important that what you are as a basketball player.

What you are as a person is far more important that what you are as a basketball player.

The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.

The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.

These are my new shoes. They're good shoes. They won't make you rich like me, they won't make you rebound read more

These are my new shoes. They're good shoes. They won't make you rich like me, they won't make you rebound like me, they definitely won't make you handsome like me. They'll only make you have shoes like me. That's it.

Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.

Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.

If I weren't earning $3 million a year to dunk a basketball, most people on the street would run in read more

If I weren't earning $3 million a year to dunk a basketball, most people on the street would run in the other direction if they saw me coming.