I always keep a ball in the car. You never know.

I remember at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Shaq always wanted me to show him steps over and over.

When you get to that level, it's not a matter of talent anymore - because all the players are so talented - it's about preparation, about playing smart and making good decisions.

The most important thing in a person's life is his faith and how he translates his faith into practical deeds.

Basketball is in my blood. It is my obligation to try.

I don't think Michael had to retire for us to get the spotlight, because when you win, it commands attention.

It's not up to anyone else to make me give my best.

God comes first. Paradise is not cheap.

I'm shy, but sometimes my voice is so clear and strong.

My background playing soccer gave me a natural advantage over many of the American-born players.

I've now been in this country for thirteen years, since I was seventeen. So this is my second home.

What's the last thing a drummer says in a band? 'Hey guys, why don't we try one of my songs?'

Women never confess and even when they seemingly resign themselves to such a course they are not sincere.

If you live in bad faith, lies will appear to you like the truth.

The development of new instrumental and vocal idioms has been one of the remarkable phenomena of recent music.

My parents taught me what life is about, so I grew up the type they warned me about.

The issue of poverty is not a statistical issue. It is a human issue.

As an entrepreneur, you can always find a solution if you try hard enough.

Yeah, I think of what I do as a work of journalism. It's more like the op-ed page, though. These are my opinions. My point of view. The opinions are mine and I let you make up your own mind.

If we're really committed to growth, we never stop discovering new dimensions of self and self-expression .

I'm British - ostensibly British - but I don't know where I really belong, you know?