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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. "

" Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game. "

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

" I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come. "

" You have competition every day because you set such high standards for yourself that you have to go out every day and live up to that. "

" Winning isn't always championships. "

" The game of basketball has been everything to me. My place of refuge, place I've always gone where I needed comfort and peace. It's been the site of intense pain and the most intense feelings of joy and satisfaction. It's a relationship that has evolved over time, given me the greatest respect and love for the game. "

" I've had tendinitis since college. "

" It's hard to say if the NBA is hurt by the influx of younger players, but it's definitely impacted the league. "

" Sometimes, things may not go your way, but the effort should be there every single night. "

" I hope the millions of people I've touched have the optimism and desire to share their goals and hard work and persevere with a positive attitude. "

" When I lose the sense of motivation and the sense to prove something as a basketball player, it's time for me to move away from the game. "

" 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. "

" The game has its ups and downs, but you can never lose focus of your individual goals and you can't let yourself be beat because of lack of effort. "

" Sometimes you need to get hit in the head to realize that you're in a fight. "

" I'm not a Twitterer, I'm not a twerker, I'm not a Facebooker, I'm not nothing. I'm old school. "

" My challenge when I came back was to face the young talent, dissect their games, and show them maybe that they needed to learn more about the game than just the money aspect. "

" In college I never realized the opportunities available to a pro athlete. I've been given the chance to meet all kinds of people, to travel and expand my financial capabilities, to get ideas and learn about life, to create a world apart from basketball. "

" Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships. "

" I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying. "

" I want to wake up every day and do whatever comes in my mind, and not feel pressure or obligations to do anything else in my life. "

" Even when I'm old and grey, I won't be able to play it, but I'll still love the game. "

" 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. "

" I never thought a role model should be negative. "

" I play to win, whether during practice or a real game. And I will not let anything get in the way of me and my competitive enthusiasm to win. "

" I'd like to be settled into somewhat of a normal life. Somewhat. I know it's never going to be completely normal. "

" Purchasing the Bobcats is the culmination of my post-playing career goal of becoming the majority owner of an NBA franchise. "

" Being Michael Jordan means acting the same as I always have. "

" 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. "

" 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. "