The doors fly open when you're a professional athlete.

This life is like a swimming pool. You dive into the water, but you can't see how deep it is.

I want to do for rebounds what Michael Jordan did for dunks.

Don't let what other people think decide who you are.

My rookie year, I was very immature.

I'm hungrier than those other guys out there. Every rebound is a personal challenge.

You can love me or you can hate me.

I go out there and get my eyes gouged, my nose busted, my body slammed. I love the pain of the game.

If I don't finish in the top three for the next Nobel Peace Prize, something's seriously wrong.

They say Elvis is dead. I say, no, you're looking at him. Elvis isn't dead; he just changed color.

There's no image we can't improve.

...I retreat into my fictional world where everything makes sense - but even there I can't even control what people do...

Strive to always please your inner positive self, and those who truly matter would be highly pleased with your way of life.

If you want to wed two people better, kill misunderstanding !

Push-ups are seriously the best way to tone your arms - and they tone your abs at the same time! I like to do them when I'm home watching TV or listening to music.

If your body is a temple, you can pile up too much deferred maintenance. If your body is a temple, mine was a real fixer-upper.

There is no freedom of speech if you're a conservative.

Oh, look at me! I'm making people happy! I'm the Magical Man from Happy-Land, in a gumdrop house on Lollipop Lane! Oh, by the way, I was being sarcastic.

The music we play is kind of hard to explain. It's music that we really feel.

Once more upon the waters! yet once more! And the waves bound beneath me as a steed That knows his rider.

For thugs from the ghetto, violence is a way of life - it's what helps you survive.