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" The individual stats, that stuff is fun, but it doesn't last. Somebody else is gonna come along and break your records. But the memories that you take are forever. "

David Robinson

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David Robinson

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" We went through a nice stretch of big guys. But soon, everyone is going to realize that there's only one Steph Curry. "

" When all else fails, trust God. "

" I was always curious. I wanted to learn a little about a lot of things, and I really had to get pushed to achieve. "

" Popovich is always talking about team. "

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" Believe it or not, the Navy requires plebes to actually be able to swim. "

" I hope the young guys who are playing today realize what they have been given and will take it upon themselves to give back in return. "

" A lot of these teams really forget that part of success comes with having veteran leadership. You see a lot of teams forget that and start letting go of these old veterans. They don't realize how important it is to have a veteran voice in your locker room or on the bench. It's important to have guys who have been there before. "

" I want you to think about your grandfather's integrity and grit when you're staring at the ceiling of your barracks room, but I also want you to think a little deeper. "

" Sometimes I feel like hitting somebody. You look at the refs and they say, 'We'll take care of it.' I think, 'Yeah? You won't take care of it the way I'd like to take care of it.' "

" My dad was in the Navy, and I was raised with a strong commitment to service. "

" It's the playoffs. There's no room for okay. "

" You are overboard in deep open water without a PFD (personal floatation device), or at least that's what your instructor is yelling. Sink or swim, plebe. "

" Your peers will respect you for your integrity and character, not your possessions. "

" You give a team a month - three weeks - to get together, and you're going to make mistakes. You're just not going to be as sharp. "

" Shaq was a great physical specimen. I mean, 7 foot, 350 pounds. There wasn't anybody like him. "

" When you get on the floor, you've got to think you're the best player. Everybody does that. "

" Tanzania sells about 50 million pounds of coffee a year to coffee-shop chains such as Starbucks and Peet's. But Sweet Unity is the only finished, branded product from the East African country to be sold directly in the U.S. "

" If you forget your history, you forget who you are. "

" Preparation is everything. "

David Robinson

Everything

Preparation

" Most proud moment: Winning the championship in 2003 with a great team, retiring, and going out in the perfect way. Had a great journey and knowing it was the right time to focus more on family and community activities. "

" In some ways, you have to fail some. You have to figure that stuff out, because if I didn't have an Hakeem Olajuwon, would I have been able to achieve the heights that I did achieve? I don't think so. He pushed me, and I pushed him. "

" Just being raised in a home where my mother, from as early as I can remember, always taught me to be thinking about other people first, basically that our service was going to be the measure of our success. "

" That's what university life is all about. Challenging, questioning, enjoying good people and good friends, and pushing yourself to the limit. "

" Coming in, I had no idea basketball would be a career for me, but I grew 7 inches in college and was fortunate to have a great career in the NBA. The experience taught me about service, what our great country was built on, the sacrifices people have made, how to work together and trust the people around you to accomplish a great goal. "

" I know I will leave my work unfinished. I just hope I planted enough seeds in my children and grandchildren that they will continue. "

" When you get that signing bonus, don't start thinking about all the things you can do with $1 million. "

" Yes, I played in '92 with the original Dream Team, and then again in '96 with what they labeled 'Dream Team III.' "