You have to be able to separate business from the love of the game. There were a lot of decisions made business-wise that I wasn't happy with, and I ….

If you make it, great. If you miss it - what's there to be afraid of?.

One thing you gotta know about me is I have absolutely no filter. I have no problem saying what the hell I think of someone..

Basketball is my refuge, my sanctuary. I go back to being a kid on the playground. When I get here, it's all good..

I don’t want to say I’ll be back at the top of my game because everybody’s gonna think I’m crazy and it’s the old player not letting go sort of thing….

Are you willing to push the right buttons even if it means being perceived as the villain? … I'd rather be perceived as a winner than a good teammate….

I grew up in front of these people, and now they are seeing me as an 'older' young man..

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

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..

There's a difference [between taking a charge and flopping]. We all know what flopping is when we see it. The stuff that you see is where guys aren't….

The guy said NBA players are one in a million, ... I said, 'Man, look, I'm going to be that one in a million..

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

There's a through line that connects all of us..

The people who truly know me know what I'm like. There have been people who try to say things that aren't fair, and I check them. And then they don't….

The Kobe 8 is about enhanced performance. It's the most comfortable shoe I have worn. It's simplistic but has an edge to it..

You want a CEO that understands they need to build a team around them that's sharper and smarter than they are..

What people see on court is another side of me; it's not me..

By eloquence I understand those appeals to our moral perceptions that produce emotion as soon as they are uttered. This is the very enthusiasm that i….

My role is to make sure we're moving in the right direction, getting points, rebounds, steals, assists and providing leadership..

Just got one more than Shaq. You can take that to the bank..

I draw from the crowd a lot..