"I want to be perceived as a guy who played his best in all facets not just scoring. A guy who loved challenges."

"In any investment you expect to have fun and make money."

"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. Thats truly about the game and in some ways thats about life too."

"Even when Im old and grey I wont be able to play it but Ill still love the game."

"As athletes were used to reacting quickly. Here its come stop come stop. Theres a lot of downtime. Thats the toughest part of the day."

"When I was playing before I retired I never really understood the appreciation and the respect that people gave me. People had treated me like a god or something and that was very embarrassing."

"When I lose the sense of motivation and the sense to prove something as a basketball player its time for me to move away from the game."

"I can accept failure everyone fails at something. But I cant accept not trying."

"Talent wins games but teamwork and intelligence wins championships."

"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."

"Ive failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed."

"If you accept the expectations of others especially negative ones then you never will change the outcome."

"The game of basketball has been everything to me. My place of refuge place Ive always gone where I needed comfort and peace. Its been the site of intense pain and the most intense feelings of joy and satisfaction. Its a relationship that has evolved over time given me the greatest respect and love for the game."

"The game is my wife. It demands loyalty and responsibility and it gives me back fulfillment and peace."

"Obstacles dont have to stop you. If you run into a wall dont turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it go through it or work around it."

"For a competitive junkie like me golf is a great solution because it smacks you in the face every time you think you have accomplished something. That to me has taken over a lot of the energy and competitiveness for basketball."

"I cant speak for the future. I have no crystal ball."

"Ive always believed that if you put in the work the results will come."

"I hope the millions of people Ive touched have the optimism and desire to share their goals and hard work and persevere with a positive attitude."

"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."

"If youre trying to achieve there will be roadblocks. Ive had them everybody has had them. But obstacles dont have to stop you. If you run into a wall dont turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it go through it or work around it."

"Ive missed more than 9000 shots in my career. Ive lost almost 300 games. 26 times Ive been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. Ive failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."

"The best evaluation I can make of a player is to look in his eyes and see how scared they are."

"Id like to be settled into somewhat of a normal life. Somewhat. I know its never going to be completely normal."

"Ultimately if you can say that Im a bad owner and were winning championships I can live with that. But if were not making the playoffs and were spending and losing money then I have to look in the mirror and say maybe Im not taking the necessary steps to doing what it takes to run an organization."

"Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation."

"In college I never realized the opportunities available to a pro athlete. Ive been given the chance to meet all kinds of people to travel and expand my financial capabilities to get ideas and learn about life to create a world apart from basketball."

"Gambling is legal and betting is legal for what I bet."

"I wasnt really a work conscious type of person."

"Limits like fear is often an illusion."

"Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game."