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Basketball really had its origin in Indiana, which remains the center of the sport.

Basketball is a pure invention.

Now I'm a free agent, literally and figuratively. I've reached that enviable state in life in which I can do pretty much what I want. And what I want is to continue to play basketball. I still love the game, and I still have something to offer. My coaches and teammates recognize that. At the same time, I want to be genuine and authentic and truthful.

There's so much that I want to do. I feel like I'm the Magic Johnson of rap. You know, Magic was great on the basketball court, but he's bigger as a businessman.

If you are confident you have done everything possible to prepare yourself, then there is nothing to fear.

The Leftovers is a great basketball book that shines a light on what true competitors can overcome with a solid work ethic.

The tradition in Serbia has always been team sports - football, basketball, handball, volleyball and water polo, individual sports are not supported.

A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.

Pitching is 80% of the game and the other half is hitting and fielding.

A particular shot or way of moving the ball can be a player's personal signature, but efficiency of performance is what wins the game for the team.

Discipline is not a nasty word.

Giving yourself permission to lose guarantees a loss.

The Ten Commandments were not a suggestion.

People who create 20% of the results will begin believing they deserve 80% of the rewards.

There can only be one state of mind as you approach any profound test; total concentration, a spirit of togetherness, and strength.

To have long term success as a coach or in any position of leadership, you have to be obsessed in some way.

Great effort springs naturally from great attitude.

Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better.

A champion needs a motivation above and beyond winning.

You have no choices about how you lose, but you do have a choice about how you come back and prepare to win again.

There's always the motivation of wanting to win. Everybody has that. But a champion needs, in his attitude, a motivation above and beyond winning.