Be a dreamer. If you don't know how to dream, you're dead..
I was never supposed to play in college, let alone the NBA, so I always feel like I have something to prove. No one ever expected me to be here, so t….
I'm here to shine a bright light. I'm not here to be a guy of death. I just like 'KD' better..
I was supposed to take the ball out. I told coach, 'There's no way I'm taking the ball out, unless I can shoot it over the backboard and it goes in. ….
The pick and roll is more about bodies and eyes then speed and being fast.
If cocaine were helium, the NBA would float away..
I always say this to people: 'If Shaq can be in the NBA for 19 years and dominate for 19 years using his body, why can't I be in the music industry f….
Everyday we are going to fight lazy and soft. It's completely unacceptable. You have to be demanding.
I've got extra motivation that I won't talk about right now..
Defense is all about helping. No one can guard a good dribbler, You have to walk kids through how to help and then how to help the helper.
When the effort is in question, the ball goes in different directions and the ball doesn't always bounce your way. When you're playing in the home of….
You could be adding gasoline to a roaring fire. We understand that. But this is who we are..
There's a disposition great defenders have - a genuine pride that scores are a problem, people that score on me is a problem.
Passing is your best weapon against man to man. Dribble penetration is your best weapon against zone..
I never think about missing a free throw. All that goes through my mind when I'm at the line is seeing the ball go through the bottom of the net..
Success is determined by your daily choices and habits.
Inferior guards play on the sidelines and great guards play in the middle. Isiah, Magic, Chris Paul, all get to the middle.
To be honest, the play that was drawn up, I scratched it. I just told coach, 'Give me the ball.' We're either going to go to overtime or I'm going to….
Most lay-ups and two foot jump shots around the goal are missed by not putting the ball up high enough on the backboard.
True motivation is not getting people to play to their potential. It's getting people to play beyond their potential.
I sit and wonder why no one uses the shot fake. The shot fake, when used correctly, can eliminate a defender.