For five years I've felt like the best prostitute in a high-class whorehouse. But all the other girls get paid more than I do.
If Lebron was playing in the late 80's and early 90's, just an average player
I spent my whole childhood looking for an escape.
I'm fighting against becoming soft. That's the worst thing you can say to a basketball player.
I have one regret: I wish I was a better father.
The life I was leading was changing me into someone I didn't even know.
I can score 20 points if I want to, but that's not my desire.
If you're going to have sex, use a condom.
I'm calling on the Supreme Leader of North Korea, or as I call him, 'Kim,' to do me a solid and cut Kenneth Bae loose.
I don't want to be bulky and stiff.
Death has always had a prominent place in my mind. There are times when I think somebody might kill me.
I say I'm Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin all wrapped up into one. If I die early ... I'll be just like those guys.
I'm going to come out and tell it like it is.
When I hit bottom, I can attack the problem and get to where I want to be.
I'm trying to find new ways to make this game more attractive.
If I die young, everybody's going to say they saw it coming.
Shaq is not the man. He's the man because the NBA wants him to be the man, but before you can be the man, you've got to be the man.
Sometimes I'm not even satisfied when I got 6 points and 22 rebounds, because I'm always looking to do more.
I'm starting to see players copy what I do. I'm flattered.
I've been homeless. I've worked at 7-Eleven.
I learned a lot I wouldn't have learned roaming the streets of Dallas.
I was confused as a kid. I was confused about my sexual identity.
I spent money, I slept with women around the league, but I always kept my mind on the game.
Why it's been left to me to smooth things over, I don't know. Dennis Rodman, of all people. Keeping us safe is really not my job; it's the black guy's [Obama's] job. But I'll tell you this: If I don't finish in the top three for the next Nobel Peace Prize, something's seriously wrong.
I'm just saying I'm being myself, and people understand that.