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" We all know what flopping is when we see it. The stuff that you see is where guys aren't really getting hit at all and are just flailing around like a fish out of water. "

Kobe Bryant

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" Everything negative - pressure, challenges - is all an opportunity for me to rise. "

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" I've played with IVs before, during and after games. I've played with a broken hand, a sprained ankle, a torn shoulder, a fractured tooth, a severed lip, and a knee the size of a softball. I don't miss 15 games because of a toe injury that everybody knows wasn't that serious in the first place. "

" Magic has five championships. I have five championships. I'm pretty sure we both know what we're doing. "

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" You want me to own a team and deal with these rich, spoiled stubborn athletes, and try to get them to perform? No thank you. "

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" Pooper scooper? Yeah, I've done it a few times. Every once in a while, you have to. "

" If you're afraid to fail, then you're probably going to fail. "

" I love going one-on-one with someone. That's what I do. I've never lost. It's a whole different game, just to have them right in front of you and be able to do whatever you want. "

" I can't relate to lazy people. We don't speak the same language. I don't understand you. I don't want to understand you. "

" It's different from being 21 and you think there's endless amount of opportunities. At 33, the ending is much, much closer. "

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