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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.
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.
You don't play against opponents, you play against the game of basketball.
You don't play against opponents, you play against the game of basketball.
Never understimate the heart of a champion.
Never understimate the heart of a champion.
You can't win if you don't play as a unit.
You can't win if you don't play as a unit.
Show me a good and gracious loser, and I'll show you a failure.
Show me a good and gracious loser, and I'll show you a failure.
The key is not the "will to win" . . . everybody has that. It is the will to prepare read more
The key is not the "will to win" . . . everybody has that. It is the will to prepare to win that is important.
Pressure can burst a pipe or pressure can make a diamond.
Pressure can burst a pipe or pressure can make a diamond.
The game is my life. It demands loyalty and responsibility, and it gives me back fulfillment and peace.
The game is my life. It demands loyalty and responsibility, and it gives me back fulfillment and peace.