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" Because of the makeup of the NBA, it cannot afford for the public to turn on them. "

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" With the crowds on your side, it's easier to play up to your potential. "

" I had to spend countless hours, above and beyond the basic time, to try and perfect the fundamentals. "

" You know, we always tried to rationalize by saying you take the good, you take the upside, you got to deal with the downside, you've to take the downside. "

" When I get a chance to power jump off both legs, I can lean, twist, change directions and decide whether to dunk the ball or pass it to an open man. In other words, I may be committed to the air, but I still have some control over it. "

" That was just my own personal program: I didn't want to get too high over the good moments because I didn't want to be saddened and depressed when things didn't go as I had planned. "

" There's the typical books, Moby Dick and, I guess in my adult life I began to read biographies more than fiction. I started to want to relate to other people's lives, things that had really happened. "

" The key to success is to keep growing in all areas of life - mental, emotional, spiritual, as well as physical. "

" In 1981, at age 31, I was voted the best player in basketball, and the most valuable player in the league. "

" I keep both eyes on my man. The basket hasn't moved on me yet. "

" You know, just in terms of having to have a life on the road, you know, having the celebrity aspect be a burden for my family, friends and extended family. "

" You can feel the vibes, feel the people pulling for you. "

" When handling the ball, I always would look for daylight, wherever there was daylight. "

" When I played, the owners had the power. The prisoners are running the prison now, not the warden. The warden is strong and he has say so but, the balance of power is definitely with the players. "

" But you know, if you live an affluent lifestyle, there are all types of trappings that are there that you have to be cognizant of, and you've got to try and communicate freely and gain understanding about and then keep moving on, because you know, sometimes lifestyles are chosen for us as opposed to us choosing them. "

" If you've experienced having control, you don't want to be moved to a subordinate position, if you have your druthers. "

" When I went to Philadelphia I was 26 years old and really sitting on top of the world. Family life, a professional career, plenty of friends and associates, and a good reputation, a wish list that could be the envy of many. "

" Goals determine what you're going to be. "

" I firmly believe that respect is a lot more important, and a lot greater, than popularity. "

" I liked the game, I enjoyed the game, and the game fed me enough, and gave me enough rewards to reinforce that this is something that I should spend time doing, and that I could possibly make a priority in my life, versus other sports. "

" And from the first time I picked up a basketball at age eight - I had a lot of difficulty when I first picked up a basketball, because I was a scrub - there were things that I liked about it. "

" Being a typical Pisces, I might have experienced mood shifts, but I don't remember any depression, or needing to do anything, or to have someone bring me out of being depressed. "

" And I continued to grow until I was 25 years old. "

" If you get depressed about being the second-best team in the world, then you've got a problem. "

" If you do things with a certain type of result and cause a certain type of reaction or effect, then you increase your market value. It's very much a competition for the entertainment dollar, and that's never been more clearly evident than in today's NBA game. "

" I think I started learning lessons about being a good person long before I ever knew what basketball was. And that starts in the home, it starts with the parental influence. "

" Every team that I've played on, I've either been the captain or co-captain. "

" If you don't do what's best for your body, you're the one who comes up on the short end. "

" Right up until the time I retired at age 37, I felt like there were still things that I could do better. "

" As a kid, I played a lot of one-on-none. "