Friends come and go but banners hang forever..

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

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….

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 ….

Everybody wants to talk about NBA players being selfish and arrogant and individuals. But what you saw today was a team bonding and facing adversity ….

A lot of times things get blown out of proportion in a negative light, especially in the NBA, ... But there are a lot of players in the NBA who reall….

The only thing I'm afraid of is bees. I don't like bees. I'm allergic to them..

People just don't understand how obsessed I am with winning..

It doesn't matter to me what place I get traded to. If I was traded someplace - I'd play anywhere..

Listen to how everyone is talking about you. You have to use it as fuel for motivation..

You always have to be on edge. You always have to take every practice, every game, like it is your last..

The party's just getting started. This is where the fun starts..

My brain cannot process failure... It WILL not process failure.

You have to be true to who you are..

I won’t react to something just because I’m supposed to, because I’m an African-American..

If there were camera phones back in the day, the biggest athletes in the world would have had a lot of explaining to do..

Nobody in the world can guard me one-on-one..

I have self-doubt. I have insecurity. I have fear of failure. I have nights when I show up at the arena and I'm like, 'My back hurts, my feet hurt, m….

The hunger [to success] is the same, no matter what it is that you're doing. It's like an unquenchable thirst to learn more, or to feel like you coul….

Only an idiot would doubt my return.

It's just a matter of getting those legs back..