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" All this stuff doesn't happen to you for your own sake. It doesn't happen to you so you can fill your shelves with trophies or line your pockets with cash; it happens so you can have a positive influence and encourage other people. "

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" You have to raise your game, you have to be ready to compete, and you've just got to give Hakeem credit. He was great. He really was great. "

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" In the NBA, you're taking a bunch of different talents, and you're managing them. You have to give them a system; you have to give them a belief. That's why coaches like Phil Jackson and Gregg Popovich are so great: because they gave the team confidence in the system and in their ability to execute night in and night out. "

" Your peers will respect you for your integrity and character, not your possessions. "

" My dad was in the Navy, and I was raised with a strong commitment to service. "

" Largely in the beginning, I did a lot of extra work because I was lighter than all the other guys. I was at a massive disadvantage, so I had to put on weight. I started with eating. I had to really focus on my diet. "

" Just being raised in a home where my mother, from as early as I can remember, always taught me to be thinking about other people first, basically that our service was going to be the measure of our success. "

" My fouls used to be ticky-tacky, but I learned real fast to make them count. "

" It was difficult to step away. I've always been an athlete. And to give that up was extremely daunting. The looming factor of brain damage, to me, was too strong. "

" In some ways, you have to fail some. You have to figure that stuff out, because if I didn't have an Hakeem Olajuwon, would I have been able to achieve the heights that I did achieve? I don't think so. He pushed me, and I pushed him. "

" I want you to think about your grandfather's integrity and grit when you're staring at the ceiling of your barracks room, but I also want you to think a little deeper. "

" Keep working and saving and striving for a better future for your children, and for their children, even if you won't be around to see it pay off. "

" It's the playoffs. There's no room for okay. "

" When you get that signing bonus, don't start thinking about all the things you can do with $1 million. "

" If you forget your history, you forget who you are. "

" This is sports. In sports, you win and you lose. That's the nature of sports. You can't get away from that part of it. And if you get too hung up on the losing part, then you miss the boat. The competition part, a game like that, is why you play sports. That is as good as it gets. "

" If you're a better scorer than me, I'll put you down on the block; you score. I don't care. I can do other things. "

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" A well-rounded education has always been an issue close to my heart. "

" I have the unique distinction of being on the only Olympic team to lose without controversy, and the only Pan Am Games team to lose without controversy. "

" It takes time; you look at what happened with LeBron, Wade, and Bosh. It took them a year or two to get their legs underneath them and figure things out, and even then, that run was relatively short. "

" A lot of these teams really forget that part of success comes with having veteran leadership. You see a lot of teams forget that and start letting go of these old veterans. They don't realize how important it is to have a veteran voice in your locker room or on the bench. It's important to have guys who have been there before. "

" That's what university life is all about. Challenging, questioning, enjoying good people and good friends, and pushing yourself to the limit. "

" Yes, I played in '92 with the original Dream Team, and then again in '96 with what they labeled 'Dream Team III.' "

" When you get on the floor, you've got to think you're the best player. Everybody does that. "

" The biggest challenge was becoming a leader and taking our team to the highest level. Feeling the personal responsibility to take the team to the next level. Overcoming fear of inadequacy and never getting down on yourself or doubting who you are. "

" Marc Gasol, he's more of a true center. There are guys who play that traditional center role, but the game is also played differently now. "

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" Believe it or not, the Navy requires plebes to actually be able to swim. "

" It's an interesting juxtaposition, being student body president and leading others and learning how to effectively help people on the team in a way that's not as direct. "

" I'm not a great reader, believe it or not. It's not the vocabulary - my father made me read the dictionary when I was little - but my attention span is poor. Takes me months to read one book. "

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" Preparation is everything. "

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" When all else fails, trust God. "