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" Injuries are a big factor when you're trying to go on a championship run. "

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" It's just something I've always loved to do: talk basketball. It's easy for me to give my perspective, my analyst approach to it, because even when I played, I would watch film, talk about the game. "

" People probably won't even remember I played for the Clippers. "

" We used to play 'Double Dribble' on Nintendo. Later, in high school, it was more 'NBA Live' and 'John Madden Football.' "

" I love the fact that I get to play against the Los Angeles Lakers in a Game 7 on the road. "

" I always thrive on wanting to play against the best. "

" Everybody knows how much I disliked the Knicks when I was with the Celtics, but I think it's grown to another level. "

" I knew guys way more talented than me who fell through the cracks. "

" My brother was a huge Charles Barkley fan - my brother went to Miami. He played power forward, and he always used to tell me stories about Barkley and college. And I watched Barkley growing up. I loved what he brought to the game. His toughness and just his attitude, being as strong he was. "

" I take the opportunity 3s, and I think I'm one of the better shooters. "

" You can actually get calls by yelling, 'And one!' as you release. "

" You definitely gotta get more rest as an older player than you did when you were young. You're young, full of energy. You're out, up late, watching movies or out hanging out with your friends. "

" Understanding who you are is saying, 'You're great; you have tons of confidence, and don't ever forget that.' And that helped me, man. Because when things weren't going right, I thought, 'You've got to remember who you are. Don't stray from that. Don't let these things get you down.' "

" When you come off a losing season - one of the worst seasons in all of basketball - and get guys like Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett, two perennial All-Stars, we felt like we had a championship team. "

" I originally was more into baseball and football, but being in Los Angeles, you just couldn't help but to fall in love with the game of basketball because they had such a winning tradition. "

" Kids are the most genuine thing to me: everything they say and do, they mean it. "

" Sometimes when general managers get a new job, they clean house and start over and rebuild and get the players they want in there. "

" When you give a team life, give a team confidence, anything can happen in a Game 7. "

" I don't have to use anything to motivate me, a trade or anything like that, for me to say I want to win a championship. "

" I majored in criminal justice. I like 'CSI,' all that, '24.' I watch those shows on A&E, if I watch TV. I don't really watch TV shows. "

" I give my honest opinion, whether it's right or wrong, but it's an opinion that I'll make. "

" I play a lot of pick-up games; I run a lot on my own. "

" I was a typical K-Swiss guy with sweatsuits. I was a ball player, so the ballers, we wore our game shorts to class. We didn't really have a fashion in high school like other kids. "

" Dislike is what creates rivalries. "

" Winning's not easy. In order to win, you've got to see the best. "

" When I set my goals, I set them to where they fit within the team concept. "

" These seasons, as you get older, they just are so long and draining. "

" I really don't use a personal trainer. "

" I've got three beautiful kids that wear me out after I get home from practice. I think that's a good thing so I'm able to get my rest. "

" I always say I wish I was in my prime matching up against LeBron. Let's see how many championships he would have won then. "

" The whole business of basketball with China, it's just a huge business that enables us to come over and connect with them and continue that fan affair. "