"There's a through line that connects all of us."
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"You can't go and anticipate what it is that you want to see. You just have to be present. Be where you are."
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"In an individual sport, yes, you have to win titles. Baseball's different. But basketball, hockey? One person can control the tempo of a game, can completely alter the momentum of a series. There's a lot of great individual talent."
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"I don't talk trash often, but when I do, I go for the jugular."
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"I draw from the crowd a lot."
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"It really doesn't matter to me. We're just talking about clothes. I can understand what the NBA is trying to do. I love my sneakers, but we're just talking about clothes."
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"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 really getting hit at all and are just flailing around like a fish out of water. That's kind of like, where are your balls at?"
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"Just got one more than Shaq. You can take that to the bank."
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"I'm more than comfortable just sitting back and scoring 21, 22 points or whatever and getting 10, 11 assists whatever the case might be. More than comfortable with that. It's just a matter of the pieces that you have around you and what you can do to elevate everybody else."
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"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 like me because I checked them."
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"I'm a scorer, not a triple-double player"
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"It doesn't bother me at all. Do I hold any hard feelings? Not at all, ... Life is too short to sit around and hold grudges. I don't hold any whatsoever."
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"Friends come and go but banners hang forever."
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"To be honest with you, I (would) much rather play basketball and not be famous."
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"It doesn't matter to me what place I get traded to. If I was traded someplace - I'd play anywhere."
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"When I'm finished playing, I want people to say, 'He handled this well, he kept his cool.'"
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"He is a fool who only sees the mischiefs that are past."
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"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."
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"I focus on one thing and one thing only - that's trying to win as many championships as I can."
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"For us to be the team that got him that historic 10th championship is special for us."
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