We have to do the impossible, but it is possible.

They say no matter how hard you work, there's always someone, somewhere working harder then you. Guess what.. I'm that someone

At the end of the day, you're responsible for yourself and your actions and that's all you can control. So rather than be frustrated with what you can't control, try to fix the things you can.

I'm like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. If I'm not ready, the sled isn't going to go.

Too much coffee. Too much coffee and Gatorade. It's a hell of a mix. If you're ever tired in the morning, just try that mix, and tell me what you think.

I'm not the type of person to give up just because something gets rough. That's a coward. That's not me.

This ain't the Girl Scouts. This ain't the Boy Scouts. This is the NBA.

I've never been an individual guy. I never cared about the accolades. I've always been driven by the competition and the learning process.

I want to be known as the best teammate ever.

I'm very simple. I'm not for the flashes, I'm not for glitz and glamour, you know.

I don't think anything less than perfect, even though I'm a human being. The way I work and go at things is to better myself in perfect terms.

Forgiveness is a revolving door positioned in your path.  You must step through it to move on, but it takes both timing and choice to escape walking circles inside.

All I want is the defining moment.

Inside all people there is love, also the need to take care of the other man who is his brother. Inside everyone is a savage, but there is also happening tenderness and compassion.

General knowledge may have to be slight or even amateurish knowledge, but it is none the less useful, and we discourage it at our peril.

All leaders are permanent learners.

I feel like my joy in life has intensified, (and) my compassion for people has just strengthened. I have compassion that I wouldn't have had before.

Sometimes you need coffee, and sometimes you need a Bloody Mary.

Whispered words can be devastatingly effective.

The cowslip is a country wench.

Trying to find a human side to the character is a way to give them a chance to have people like them.