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" Understanding history means knowing what motivates you. "

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" Kobe is one of the best scorers in NBA history, but I don't have as much trouble with him in the post as I do with Carmelo. "

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" I just think it's really upsetting when you see a community just go out and burn down stores and trash cars. "

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" The '80s, '90s, and early 2000s genes of competitive fire are dead and gone. "

" I think you're a product of your influences, your environment. You see guys with so much talent, but they got the wrong people around them telling them the wrong things. They wind up going down the wrong path. "

" You've got to put in the work. And you've got to play with confidence. You've got to believe in yourself. "

Believe In Yourself

" Life changes when you have a child, when you have your own family. You become more careful about what you do. You're not going to be out late, going out to clubs, hanging out with your friends. You're going to be at home, taking care of your daughter, playing with her. "

" Old-school guys, they don't need to see the doctor, the massage therapist. We'd come in when we was 21; we'd go right to the court and start shooting. "

" When you play on bad defensive teams, you get labeled as a bad defender. "

" 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. "

" I'm a basketball junkie and a real historian of the game, so for me to get a chance to express it and give my perspective on a national stage, I'm really enjoying it. "

" A lot of people that I've had around me have been my closest friends since junior high, back when we were exchanging each other's clothes, staying at each other's houses. That was before I had anything. "

" 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. "

" The NBA is changing so much. It's not like when I came up, with that old-school mentality that practice really mattered. "

" I've always been known as a pure scorer, and I've always said if I just sat outside and shot 3s and just really focused on that - coming off of screens and spot-up 3s - and shot six or seven 3s a game, I would probably be more known as one of the greatest shooters in NBA history. "

" LeBron is a great post-up player, but if you get him to settle for the jumper on some nights, you might be able to slow him down if his shot is off. "

" 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. "

" The game isn't over till the clock says zero. "

" Usually, when you win the championship, you party all summer and don't work out. But when I won, I mean, I had my good times, but I used it as motivation to do it again. When you realize you can accomplish something so great, you want to do it again. "

" Eating right is part of my lifestyle now. "

" I've never been on the cover of a game. When people go into the store and see me on the cover of a game, maybe that will entice them to buy it. "

" The fans of New York are very knowledgeable about the game of basketball. They love their sports here. "

" Mostly I play sports games - football and basketball. 'Inside Drive' and 'NFL Fever.' "

" The rim is looking bigger and bigger every game. "

" I always wanted a little brother because I felt like the little brother had to do everything. "