If it turns out that my best wasn't good enough, at least I won't look back and say that I was afraid to try; failure makes me work even harder.

Once I made a decision, I never thought about it again.

What is love? Love is playing every game as if it's your last!

I'm not out there sweating for three hours every day just to find out what it feels like to sweat.

To learn to succeed, you must first learn to fail.

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...

If you do the work you get rewarded. There are no shortcuts in life.

The minute you get away from fundamentals – whether its proper technique, work ethic or mental preparation – the bottom can fall out of your game, your schoolwork, your job, whatever you’re doing.