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" I realize that I'm black, but I like to be viewed as a person, and this is everybody's wish. "

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" My attitude is that if you push me towards something that you think is a weakness, then I will turn that perceived weakness into a strength. "

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" I wasn't really a work-conscious type of person. I was a player. I loved to play sports. "

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" We all fly. Once you leave the ground, you fly. Some people fly longer than others. "

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" For a competitive junkie like me, golf is a great solution because it smacks you in the face every time you think you have accomplished something. That to me has taken over a lot of the energy and competitiveness for basketball. "

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" Gambling is legal and betting is legal, for what I bet. "

" I do not have a problem, I enjoy gambling, but I think people are trying to make it seem like I have a problem, because people really don't know. "

" Playing sick. That is so hard to do. It has to be a total mental challenge, as well as the physical challenge. "

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" Be true to the game, because the game will be true to you. If you try to shortcut the game, then the game will shortcut you. If you put forth the effort, good things will be bestowed upon you. That's truly about the game, and in some ways that's about life too. "

" I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. "

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" I will not quit this game because of what the media has done to me. "

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" My heroes are and were my parents. I can't see having anyone else as my heroes. "

" It's a heavy duty to try to do everything and please everybody. My job was to go out there and play the game of basketball as best I can and provide entertainment for everyone who wanted to watch basketball. Obviously, people may not agree with that; again, I can't live with what everyone's impression of what I should or what I shouldn't do. "

" In any investment, you expect to have fun and make money. "