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" 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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" I want to play for years. "

" To be successful you have to be selfish, or else you never achieve. And once you get to your highest level, then you have to be unselfish. Stay reachable. Stay in touch. Don't isolate. "

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

" 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. "

" It's absolutely wrong that I don't want guys to challenge me. And the people who say that aren't in the room. "

" 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. "

" Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation. "

" My body could stand the crutches but my mind couldn't stand the sideline. "

" 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. "

" Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen. "

" It is nerve-wracking watching my kids' games. "

" 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. "

" I can't speak for the future. I have no crystal ball. "

" 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. "

" I built my talents on the shoulders of someone else's talent. "

" I won't have any competitive instincts in any sports, other than golf. I can't see being competitive in sports any more. "

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

" As athletes, we're used to reacting quickly. Here, it's 'come, stop, come, stop.' There's a lot of downtime. That's the toughest part of the day. "

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

" I've never been afraid to fail. "

" I like control. "

" How many times have your parents told you not to do things, and the next thing you know, you go do it? And you realized you shouldn't have done it. "

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

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

" There is no 'i' in team but there is in win. "

" Do I need my number retired throughout the course of the league to acknowledge what I've done? No. "

" I'm patient. "

" My father used to say that it's never too late to do anything you wanted to do. And he said, 'You never know what you can accomplish until you try.' "

" Limits, like fear, is often an illusion. "

" 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. "