"How many times have your parents told you not to do things, and the next thing you know, you go do it? And you realized you shouldn't have done it."
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"Maybe it’s my own fault. Maybe I led you to believe it was easy when it wasn’t. Maybe I made you think my highlights started at the free throw line, and not in the gym. Maybe I made you think that every shot I took was a game winner. That my game was built on flash, and not fire. Maybe it’s my fault that you didn’t see that failure gave me strength; that my pain was my motivation. Maybe I led you to believe that basketball was a God given gift, and not something I worked for every single day of my life. Maybe I destroyed the game. Or maybe you’re just making excuses."
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"No brain, no gain. Stay in school."
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"Life is a sport...drink it up."
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"I'm not afraid to take a step and if I fall, I fall. I pick myself up and move on. If we can all learn one thing in life, it's don't be afraid to take on something that you believe you're capable of achieving."
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"When I got cut from the varsity team as a sophomore in high school, I learned something. I knew I never wanted to feel that bad again. I never wanted to have that taste in my mouth, that hole in my stomach. So I set a goal of becoming a starter on the varsity."
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"What is love? Love is playing every game as if it's your last!"
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"I knew where I wanted to go, what kind of player I wanted to become and I focused on getting there."
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"Success doesn't stop when you get there"
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"I was aware of my success, but I never stopped trying to get better."
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"My most memorable dunk, that I think about very, very often, is the Patrick Ewing dunk."
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"Failure builds muscle, determination, and dreams."
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"I play to win, whether during practice or a real game. And I will not let anything get in the way of me and my competitive enthusiasm to win."
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"When I step onto the court, I don't have to think about anything. If I have a problem off the court, I find that after I play, my mind is clearer and I can come up with a better solution. It's like therapy. It relaxes me and allows me to solve problems."
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"Live the moment for the moment."
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"There's only one Michael Jordan."
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"Success isn't something you chase. It's something you have to put forth the effort for constantly. Then maybe it'll come when you least expect it. Most people don't understand that."
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"Purchasing the Bobcats is the culmination of my post-playing career goal of becoming the majority owner of an NBA franchise."
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"I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed. Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen. I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying."
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"A loss is not a failure until you make an excuse."
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