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"There are no shortcuts. I approached practices the same way I approached games. You can't turn it on and off like a faucet. I couldn't dog it during practice and then, when I needed that extra push late in the game, expect it to be there. Very few people get anywhere by taking shortcuts."
"My best skill was that I was coachable. I was a sponge and aggressive to learn."
"Be true to the game, because the game will be true to you. If you try to shortcut the game, then the game will shortcut you. If you put forth the effort, good things will be bestowed upon you. That's truly about the game, and in some ways that's about life too."
"The reason I became such a successful athlete was my mind was saying that no matter who you put up against me, I am better, I am the best."
"If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it."
"If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome."
"Never think of the consequences of failing for you will always think of a negative result. Think only positive thoughts and your mind will gravitate towards those thoughts!"
"My advice is find fuel in failure. Sometimes failure gets you closer to where you want to be."
"Earn your leadership every day."
"The best come from the worst"
"I play to win, whether during practice or a real game."
"The game is my wife. It demands loyalty and responsibility, and it gives me back fulfillment and peace."
"I heave the basketball; I know it sails in a parabola, exhibiting perfect symmetry, which is interrupted by the basket. It's funny, but it is always interrupted by the basket."
"If you are confident you have done everything possible to prepare yourself, then there is nothing to fear."
"There is no 'i' in team but there is in win."
"So, the next time you're out working on your game and they pass you the rock, don't just take it to the hole. Take it to the next level. Don't just bend rims. Bend expectations. Let them see you and feel you and by the very virtue of your love, the truth in your game, they will hear you. Let your game speak."
"All I knew is that I NEVER wanted to be AVERAGE."
"My heroes are and were my parents. I can't see having anyone else as my heroes."
"Sometimes you need to get hit in the head to realize that you're in a fight."
"I want to wake up every day and do whatever comes in my mind, and not feel pressure or obligations to do anything else in my life."