If I can go to the U.S. Army and fight the war at 18 why can't you play basketball for 48 minutes?

I always find a couple of hecklers... I'll kinda look at them, stare at 'em, and let them know I can't be stopped.

I've taken my bumps and bruises, but you've got to be willing to get knocked down and pick yourself up. You can't get discouraged. You can't lose sight of what your goals are.

I think blocking a shot at a crucial point of the game is the most incredible feeling.

I know I'm a good person. I know I can play basketball.

I think if I had one year of college, I'd have done better with the mental part [of the NBA].

I'm a very emotional player. I use emotion because my team feeds off it.

In college you learn about college

If we win, I don't care if I get 20 boards or five boards.

My reward is just to be a better man. You're so close to losing a loved one ... the ultimate goal is to be a better daddy, a better son, a better teammate.

If my team isn't motivated, it's my fault. I can't consider myself the best of the best until my team is able to get out of the first round.

I know that feeling when your heart repels your body, not new for me.

I think that Americans should gradually begin to adopt positive behavior rather than doing evil. They should not expect an immediate reaction in return for their positive measures. It will take time.

Our descent, then, is the origin of our evil passions!! The devil under form of Baboon is our grandfather.

The universe is a single atom: the convergence of science and spirituality.

Roberto Martinez's belief is unbelievable

Literacy, written language is a very late acquisition in terms of human evolution.

The architect must not only understand drawing, but music.

Listen to your heart. It knows all things, because it came from the Soul of the World and it will one day return there.

The dynamics and structures found in those groups called families in our society may not be evident in those groups called families in other places and times.

You don't have to come from Trinidad to really love Harry Belafonte, you don't have to come from the West Coast to appreciate the simplicity and the beauty of the songs Kurt Cobain wrote.