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.
They say no matter how hard you work, there's always someone, somewhere working harder then you. Guess what.. I'm that someone
We have to do the impossible, but it is possible.
I'm not the type of person to give up just because something gets rough. That's a coward. That's not me.
This is it. It's for all the marbles. I'm sitting in the house loading up the pump, I'm loading up the Uzis, I've got a couple of M-16s, couple of nines, couple of joints with some silencers on them, couple of grenades, got a missile launcher. I'm ready for war.
I don't play to sweat, I play to win.
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.
This ain't the Girl Scouts. This ain't the Boy Scouts. This is the NBA.
I learned one thing - never hate a positive option.
I want to be known as the best teammate ever.
I'm like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. If I'm not ready, the sled isn't going to go.
I'm very simple. I'm not for the flashes, I'm not for glitz and glamour, you know.
I'm from the bottom, I understand what it's like to have and to not have. My perception on giving is to put yourself in those people's shoes and go from there. So that's what I did.
The beautiful thing about when you go through a slide is that you learn from it. Not just saying that you learn from it, but applying the things that you have learned.
I have a problem sometimes with being too hyper.
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.
Timing is everything. Chemistry is something that you don't just throw in the frying pan and mix it up with another something, then throw it on top of something, then fry it up and put it in a tortilla and put in a microwave, heat it up and give it to you and expect it to taste good. You know? For those of you who can cook, y'all know what I'm talking about. If y'all can't cook, this doesn't concern you.
They're really aggressive. They're like roaches on bread - you drop some on the floor and, boom, they're on it.
I'm not a star, man. If a guy came in here and shot you and shot me, we'd both be two dead people. You understand?
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.
There are a lot of things that frustrate me. I get frustrated when I have to wait at a red light.
The competition, the naysayers, the owners who talk too much. The people who don't think a 36-year-old can do what I do. I take a lot of pride in my craft, I work really hard at my craft everyday, and I'm a true professional.
We know that in order for us to turn this around, it doesn't matter how many coaches they bring in here, assistants, weight trainers, whoever, we're the ones that are going to have turn it around. And I think just took that responsibility on ourselves.
Performance is something we all strive to be better at. I'm no different than that. Who wants to look bad?
Coaching takes patience. I'm more enthused when teaching players who want it versus when I have to.
