Desmond Mason is one of my best friends in the world. And he's a great, great talent.

Shooting is a lost art. I want to be one of the artists who is remembered for a long, long time.

I know that good things will happen for me if I keep working hard.

I work hard and have a winning attitude.

It is all about confidence: 90% mental and 10% physical, that is what basketball is. I live by that and it seems to be working.

I'm not playing for the All-Star Game, I'm playing to win games.

I wanted to become one of the best guards in the NBA. In order to accomplish that, I had to increase the intensity of my workouts.

When I was 16 years old I led the team in scoring. I would attack, attack, attack and that is something I think you are just born with, I really do.

It wasn't a mistake to come out of college early. It was the best move I ever made. I had one year to practice and learn the NBA game. It was like a redshirt year.

When I was in grade school I was always the guy that got 20 or 18 points. Even back then, I would lead my team in scoring.

Obviously you look at "Magic" (Ervin Johnson) and Michael (Jordan) and you learn from them growing up, but I think you are just born with it from day one.

May your life be a fountain of love and kindness to fill the world with joy.

If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.

No school without spectacular eccentrics and crazy hearts is worth attending.

Maybe the secret to happiness is simplicity.

Turn your confidence and your fears alike into prayer.

Until I can feel as ecstatic about having a baby as I felt about going to New Zealand to search for giant squid, I cannot have a baby.

I wouldn't want to play Miss Hannigan. I'm not a villain. She's mean to little children! I can't do that. That would disrupt my brand.

One of the things that was kind of shocking for humans... was to come to terms with was the fact that, hey, we may not be the center of the universe.

Do away with the corporate loopholes that allow major profitable corporations to stash their money in the Cayman Islands and not pay a nickel in some cases in federal income taxes.

I think we've got a lot players in the squad who are more suited to European football at the moment.