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.

Never understimate the heart of a champion.

Never understimate the heart of a champion.

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.

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

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

Mental toughness is to physical as four is to one.

Mental toughness is to physical as four is to one.

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.

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.

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.

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.