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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.
Basketball is like war in that offensive weapons are developed first, and it always takes a while for the defense read more
Basketball is like war in that offensive weapons are developed first, and it always takes a while for the defense to catch up.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
