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" But you know, we have a very normal family. We've had our ups and downs. You know, we've had our issues, but we've had great cause for celebration. "

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" One of the most predictable things in life is there will be change. You are better off if you can have a say in the change. But you are ignorant or naive if you don't think there will be change, whether you want it to or not. "

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

" I pulled the plug on it at a time that I thought was right for me to exit. "

" 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. "

" Teachers are sort of faced with a thankless task, because no matter how good they are, unless they find a way to personally rationalize the rewards of their effort, nobody else is really going to do it for them en masse. "

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

" In a lot of areas of my life, particularly in my teenage years, I began to think about the world, and to think about the universe as being a part of my conscious everyday life. "

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

" I live my life trying to never appear to be a small man. "

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

" 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. "

" I always try to keep a pretty conservative demeanor on the court. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" I came from a broken home, so my mom was a major influence in my life. "

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

" 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 grabbed 19 rebounds in my first professional game, and somehow found a way to score 20 points. I felt real good about it. I felt that this was the beginning of something good. "

" 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. "

" They are taking steps, but they are baby steps. "

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

" To be great we need to win games we aren't supposed to win. "

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