It's always nice to start the season with a win.
Don't whine. Find the positive in difficult situations.
Talent is not enough. It's an important component in a successful performance, but it's really only a starting point.
He [Phil Jackson] is such a basketball genius in terms of the details of the game, the little nuances of the game and the rhythm of the game.
A team can't work when a guy puts himself in front of a team. I have yet to be on a team like that.
When you're playing against a stacked deck, compete even harder. Show the world how much you'll fight for the winners circle. If you do, someday the cellophane will crackle off a fresh pack, one that belongs to you, and the cards will be stacked in your favor.
I will thank God for the day and the moment I have.
A lot of people I meet say, 'You remind me so much of Magic Johnson. '
Chick Hearn taught me how to play basketball, how to think about basketball. He taught me how to love basketball.
You see what happens in college and high school games today - a three-point shot or a dunk. I think that's the reason that you see a lot of that in the pros today.
Madonna wasn't an acrobat or anything, but the sex was good. I could tell she liked it.
You watch some teams these days and you wonder if they just met on the playground and decided to choose up sides.
Just concentrate on what you're supposed to do
It's important for us, if we're going to be a good team, to be a good defensive team in the fourth quarter.
Footballs, basketballs, microphones, gas and grass. . . Just some of the few things that J-Ro likes to pass.
I like basketball, and I've been to three games, which is so much more fun than seeing it on TV, I think.
If you're going to have to beg them to play, it's not going to work.
I dribble rhymes like basketball. . . People call me 'E. T. ' What's that, Shaq man? 'Extra Tall. '
You've got to learn the footwork, the positioning, how to box out, how to pass, how to shoot your free throws. All these things are necessary, not to be the No. 1 player in the world, but maybe you can play against him.
We know that in order for us to turn this around, it doesn't matter how many coaches they bring in here, assistants, weight trainers, whoever, we're the ones that are going to have turn it around. And I think just took that responsibility on ourselves.