I realize now that there's a strength in dunking that I can use to my advantage. When you dunk all the time it isn't as demoralizing to the opponent,….

When you have empathy toward your opponents, it helps you destroy them quicker. Because you understand exactly who they are. You understand what butt….

It's wonderful for the players. It's a huge challenge and a huge responsibility for us to get our act together, get our butts in gear. Phil isn't goi….

Sometimes I do wonder what college would have been like. But I made my decision..

Diligent accumulation of personal wealth is not inherently ungodly so long as it is complemented by equally diligent distribution of personal wealth..

My parents are my backbone. Still are. They're the only group that will support you if you score zero or you score 40..

If you want to make history, you have to do historic things.

Difficulty is a nurse of greatness-a harsh nurse, who rocks her foster children roughly, but rocks them in strength and athletic proportion. The mind….

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 ….

What does perfection look like to me? Championship rings.

As far as carrying the torch for the years to come, I don't know. I just want to be the best basketball player I can be..

You can't go and anticipate what it is that you want to see. You just have to be present. Be where you are..

People look at my competitive spirit, and they automatically attach it to the thing that's most similar, most easily recognizable, which is Michael [….

You have to go with things that you understand. Businesses that you know..

I wanna be the best, simple and plain.

That argument doesn’t make any sense to me. So we want to advance as a society and as a culture, but, say, if something happens to an African-America….

It really doesn't matter to me. We're just talking about clothes. I can understand what the NBA is trying to do. I love my sneakers, but we're just t….

Everybody has a different journey..

I focus on one thing and one thing only - that's trying to win as many championships as I can..

It's not about the number of hours you practice, it's about the number of hours your mind is present during the practice.

I didn't expect this award [the 2008 MVP] would come to me. I'm surprised. I've played pretty well in other seasons. Our team hasn't been as good. Th….