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I always wanted the ball in my hands with a game on the line, as I think any real competitor does.


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To be candid with you, free agency hurts all sports. It's great for athletes making an enormous amount of money. But to say it helps the sports, I don't believe that.

To be candid with you, free agency hurts all sports. It's great for athletes making an enormous amount of money. But to say it helps the sports, I don't believe that.



You can't get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good.

You can't get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good.



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Don't let talent get in way of team performance. Great players do what's outstanding for team, not what makes them stand out



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Confidence is a lot of this game or any game. If you don't think you can, you won't.



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I've seen a lot in my life. I've seen a lot of winning. I've seen a lot of testing times. I think when you're tested, you really find out what you're made of.



To have harmony on a team, you need a coach who can get inside the head of every player and get them all pulling in one direction.

To have harmony on a team, you need a coach who can get inside the head of every player and get them all pulling in one direction.



Anything can happen with hard work and dedication

Anything can happen with hard work and dedication



When it's time for me to walk away from something, I walk away from it. My mind, my body, my conscience tell me that enough is enough.

When it's time for me to walk away from something, I walk away from it. My mind, my body, my conscience tell me that enough is enough.



When time is running out and the score is close, most players are thinking, I don't want to be the one to lose the game, but I'm thinking, What do I have to do to win?

When time is running out and the score is close, most players are thinking, I don't want to be the one to lose the game, but I'm thinking, What do I have to do to win?



I'm just ultracompetitive. I will be till they put me in the grave.

I'm just ultracompetitive. I will be till they put me in the grave.





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