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.

I hate them with all the hate you can hate with. Can you hate more than that? If you can, read more

I hate them with all the hate you can hate with. Can you hate more than that? If you can, I hate them more than that.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Never understimate the heart of a champion.

Never understimate the heart of a champion.

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.