"We succeed only as we identify in life, or in war, or in anything else, a single overriding objective, and make all other considerations bend to that one objective."
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"Believe me, I am not even that brave enough to miss that many practices."
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"The people at the top don't work just harder or even much harder than everyone else. They work much, much harder."
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"I told myself if I ever made it to the level I want to be at, I'm gonna give back."
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"Just because I had a good game doesn't change who I am, my identity is in Christ and not in basketball, I love playing basketball and it's my job but at the same time I recognize that I'm a sinner and that's not gonna change regardless of how well I play on the court"
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"This must be how the guys in Space Jam felt when MJ gave them their powers back through that old basketball."
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"In 2001 we didn't have all the talent in the world, we just had me on offense and just a bunch of tough ass dudes, and a great coach in Larry Brown."
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"I wasn't a bad guy. I just wanted God to give me a second chance."
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"[The NBA] used to be a small band of basketball groupies. Now there are a lot more corporate-type people working in the league."
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"My body could stand the crutches but my mind couldn't stand the sideline."
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"You take those little rascals, talk to them good, pat them on the back, let them think they are good, and they will go out and beat the biguns."
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"Everyone needs a coach. It doesn't matter whether you're a basketball player, a tennis player, a gymnast or a bridge player."
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"I think what has happened to our basketball team, we've been badly distracted. They're not reading too many positive things in the paper."
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"The best part is if you dunk on someone at home and they show it on the replay!"
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"Nothing has any power over me other than that which I give it through my conscious thoughts."
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"A lot of players know how to play the game, but they really don't know how to play the game, if you know what I mean. They can put the ball in the hoop, but I see things before they even happen. You know how a guy can make his team so much better? That's one thing I learned from watching Jordan."
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"Confidence allows you to progress in something you're attempting to accomplish, whether it's playing basketball or baseball or whether it's trying to succeed in business."
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"The basketball court for me, during a game, is the most peaceful place I can imagine. On the basketball court, I worry about nothing. When I'm out there, no one can bother me."
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"Each time I step on the basketball court, I never know what will happen. I live for the moment. I play for the moment."
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"I don't just try to score. The challenge is elevating my teammates to be able to win a championship."
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