"My attitude is that if you push me towards something that you think is a weakness, then I will turn that perceived weakness into a strength."
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"Its better to shoot and miss, then to let time run out and wonder what if"
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"To be successful you have to be selfish, or else you never achieve. And once you get to your highest level, then you have to be unselfish. Stay reachable. Stay in touch. Don't isolate."
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"There are plenty of teams in every sport that have great players and never win titles. Most of the time, those players aren't willing to sacrifice for the greater good of the team. The funny thing is, in the end, their unwillingness to sacrifice only makes individual goals more difficult to achieve. One thing I believe to the fullest is that if you think and achieve as a team, the individual accolades will take care of themselves. Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships."
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"I never feared about my skills because I put in the work. Work ethic eliminates fear. So if you put forth the work, what are you fearing? You know what you're capable of doing and what you're not."
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"If you quit ONCE it becomes a habit.Never quit!!!"
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"If you do the work you get rewarded. There are no shortcuts in life."
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"My father used to say that it's never too late to do anything you wanted to do. And he said, 'You never know what you can accomplish until you try.'"
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"The game of basketball has been everything to me. My place of refuge, place I've always gone where I needed comfort and peace. It's been the site of intense pain and the most intense feelings of joy and satisfaction. It's a relationship that has evolved over time, given me the greatest respect and love for the game."
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"Winners don't just learn the fundamentals, they master them. You have to monitor your fundamentals constantly because the only thing that changes will be your attention to them."
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"You don't show up on game day and expect to be great. Greatness happens in practice. You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them."
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"It's a habit of mine now, noticing labels, logos, shoes."
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"I'm retired 99.9%. Of course, there always is that .1%."
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"Nothing of value comes without being earned."
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"It doesn't matter if you fall down, it's whether you get back up."
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"Anything can happen if you are willing to put in the work and remain open to the possibility. Dreams are realized by effort, determination, passion and staying connected to that sense of who you are."
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"I've never lost a game I just ran out of time."
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"I can never stop working hard. Each day I feel that I have to improve. Hardwork...Determination...I gotta keep pushing myself."
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"Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game."
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"The harder I prepare, the luckier I seem to get."
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