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" I love going one-on-one with someone. That's what I do. I've never lost. It's a whole different game, just to have them right in front of you and be able to do whatever you want. "

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" You want me to own a team and deal with these rich, spoiled stubborn athletes, and try to get them to perform? No thank you. "

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" It's disgusting, but my father taught me when your mouth gets dry, just suck the sweat out of your own jersey. There's no bravado to any of it; it's just a disgusting little trick. "

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" My parents are my backbone. Still are. They're the only group that will support you if you score zero or you score 40. "

" I'm chasing perfection. "

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" The Black Mamba collection of watches is me: It is my alter ego, so to speak. As I mentioned before, it is sharp, cutting edge and sleek which are characteristics I try to apply when I'm out there on the basketball court. "

" What people see on court is another side of me; it's not me. "

" The only thing I'm afraid of is bees. I don't like bees. I'm allergic to them. "

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Bees

" If you're afraid to fail, then you're probably going to fail. "

" The important thing is that your teammates have to know you're pulling for them and you really want them to be successful. "

" I'm here. I'm not going anywhere. No matter what the injury - unless it's completely debilitating - I'm going to be the same player I've always been. I'll figure it out. I'll make some tweaks, some changes, but I'm still coming. "

" Eeew, I'd be a little uncomfortable Googling myself. People sit there - and Google themselves? That's kind of weird. "

" I have self-doubt. I have insecurity. I have fear of failure. I have nights when I show up at the arena and I'm like, 'My back hurts, my feet hurt, my knees hurt. I don't have it. I just want to chill.' We all have self-doubt. You don't deny it, but you also don't capitulate to it. You embrace it. "

" Can I jump over two or three guys like I used to? No. Am I as fast as I used to be? No, but I still have the fundamentals and smarts. That's what enables me to still be a dominant player. As a kid growing up, I never skipped steps. I always worked on fundamentals because I know athleticism is fleeting. "

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Growing Up

" Dropkick Murphys get me going, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana... plus, all the regular hip-hop stuff. "

" I'm reflective only in the sense that I learn to move forward. I reflect with a purpose. "

" I can't relate to lazy people. We don't speak the same language. I don't understand you. I don't want to understand you. "

" I've got four dogs, and I just don't do dog doo. I'm a diva when it comes to that. "

" It's different from being 21 and you think there's endless amount of opportunities. At 33, the ending is much, much closer. "

" At the end of 2003, my game was complete. Shooting, defense, using the dribble, transition, midrange stuff was all there. Then it was about fine-tuning and trying to improve in each area. "

" One thing you gotta know about me is I have absolutely no filter. I have no problem saying what the hell I think of someone. "

" I'll do whatever it takes to win games, whether it's sitting on a bench waving a towel, handing a cup of water to a teammate, or hitting the game-winning shot. "

" People just don't understand how obsessed I am with winning. "

" I focus on one thing and one thing only - that's trying to win as many championships as I can. "

" I like playing for the purple and gold. This is where I want to finish up. "

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" We all know what flopping is when we see it. The stuff that you see is where guys aren't really getting hit at all and are just flailing around like a fish out of water. "

" If there were camera phones back in the day, the biggest athletes in the world would have had a lot of explaining to do. "

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" I don't talk trash often, but when I do, I go for the jugular. "

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