Just because you say something doesn't make it controversial, and it doesn't make you a bad person.

Look, I'm in the top 20 of players who ever lived.

One of the worst days of my life was telling Dick Ebersol I was going to TNT.

See, my hope and dream is that people have a good time watching basketball. It's not church. It's not serious.

The main thing to do is relax and let your talent do the work.

The only difference between a good shot and a bad shot is if it goes in or not.

This place? Nothing positive. OK, I want to say something positive. It's positively a dump.

Well, all I can say is that people know I'm not saying anything out of malice.

What I try to do is, I just want the fans to enjoy the game.

One thing about being famous is the people around you, you pay all their bills so they very rarely disagree with you because they want you to pick up the check.

I know I'm never as good or bad as one single performance. I've never believed in my critics or my worshippers, and I've always been able to leave the game at the arena.

I know that I'm never as good or bad as any single performance. I've never believed my critics or my worshippers, and I've always been able to leave the game at the arena.

I never would say a player stinks. Ever. I'll tell you their team stinks, and first of all, they know their team stinks. And the fans know their team stinks.

Kids are great. That's one of the best things about our business, all the kids you get to meet. It's a shame they have to grow up to be regular people and come to the games and call you names.

I'm not a role model... Just because I dunk a basketball doesn't mean I should raise your kids.

Poor people cannot rely on the government to come to help you in times of need. You have to get your education. Then nobody can control your destiny.

These are my new shoes. They're good shoes. They won't make you rich like me, they won't make you rebound like me, they definitely won't make you handsome like me. They'll only make you have shoes like me. That's it.

I don't care what people think. people are stupid.

Somebody hits me, I'm going to hit him back. Even if it does look like he hasn't eaten in a while.

My family got all over me because they said Bush is only for the rich people. Then I reminded them, 'Hey, I'm rich'.