Success to me is my friends and family are healthy and happy and I feel good about myself at the end of the night and I can sleep at night.
When you give a team life, give a team confidence, anything can happen in a Game 7.
At the beginning of the season, I set my goal to see if I can lead the league in scoring, because I feel I have that kind of ability. A lot of guys say it, but it's not really in their grasp. I feel that's really in my grasp.
A lot of players know I've been around 13 years and this is my second lockout. I got a lot of respect. I know what's going on both for the league and the union.
I'm the best player in the NBA.
There's a line that separates having confidence and being conceited. I don't cross that line, but I have a lot of confidence in myself.
Life changes when you have a child, when you have your own family. You become more careful about what you do. You're not going to be out late, going out to clubs, hanging out with your friends. You're going to be at home, taking care of your daughter, playing with her.
I don't find myself to be the kind of person who is easily swayed.
Southward with fleet of ice Sailed the corsair Death; Wild and fast blew the blast, And the east-wind was his breath.
I felt as though I were snorting cocaine, or rappelling down a cliffside, or cliffsurfing off a cliff of pure cocaine.
I'm not one of those people who is trying to act like I don't sleep. I used to be like, "Oh, I only need four hours. " Now I need exactly 5 12 to 6 in order to feel like I've done well.