My goal is to let people see who I am as a person, not just a basketball player. Many people see athletes in a certain way - flat and one dimensional. I want to change that view.

Some people are so poor, all they have is their money.

You always want to be better than you are. No matter what, I think that's important.

You have to fall in love with the process of becoming great.

People can't measure the amount of heart you have and how much you're willing to fight for something.

Energy is something you can control, in everything you do, you're going to face people more talented than you. I set myself apart by bringing more energy than they do.

The sincerity with which you do things, that's what shapes your life.

If you love the game and you love playing, just have fun and enjoy it. Work hard and don't get bogged down by it.

I'm thankful for some of bad experiences I've had. They helped me with the way I view people and see them for who they really are.

This must be how the guys in Space Jam felt when MJ gave them their powers back through that old basketball.

The best part is if you dunk on someone at home and they show it on the replay!

If it sounds good, it is good.

The only permanence is change

I guess I'm odd-looking. I'm skinny. But I'm not only skinny - I'm oddly shaped.

Will Iraq be a democracy? The question is, 'Will America be a democracy?'

No system has ever as yet existed which did not in some form involve the exploitation of some human beings for the advantage of others.

Fear is the strongest prison and courage is the only way out!

You need more than a beginning if you're going to start a book. If all you have is a beginning, then once you've written that beginning, you have nowhere to go.

Our children are our greatest treasure. They are our future. Those who abuse them tear at the fabric of our society and weaken our nation.

Without any fight, just being a witness, mind disappears.

It is outrageous that at this time in our country, women are still not paid as much as men.