When I was young, I never wanted to leave the court until I got things exactly correct. My dream was read more

When I was young, I never wanted to leave the court until I got things exactly correct. My dream was to become a pro.

Pressure can burst a pipe or pressure can make a diamond.

Pressure can burst a pipe or pressure can make a diamond.

Sometimes a player's greatest challenge is coming to grips with his role on the team.

Sometimes a player's greatest challenge is coming to grips with his role on the team.

You can't win if you don't play as a unit.

You can't win if you don't play as a unit.

The first time I shot the hook, I was in fourth grade, and I was about five feet eight inches read more

The first time I shot the hook, I was in fourth grade, and I was about five feet eight inches tall. I put the ball up and felt totally at ease with the shot. I was completely confident it would go in and I've been shooting it ever since.

One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.

One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.

Never understimate the heart of a champion.

Never understimate the heart of a champion.

Once you are labeled 'the best' you want to stay up there, and you can't do it by loafing around. read more

Once you are labeled 'the best' you want to stay up there, and you can't do it by loafing around. If I don't keep changing. I'm history.

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.