"Be true to the game, because the game will be true to you. If you try to shortcut the game, then the game will shortcut you. If you put forth the effort, good things will be bestowed upon you. That's truly about the game, and in some ways that's about life too."
"I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed."
"When I lose the sense of motivation and the sense to prove something as a basketball player, it's time for me to move away from the game."
"I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed."
"I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."
"If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome."