Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation.

I hope the millions of people I've touched have the optimism and desire to share their goals and hard work and persevere with a positive attitude.

If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome.

I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.

My father used to say that it's never too late to do anything you wanted to do. And he said, 'You never know what you can accomplish until you try.'

Limits, like fear, is often an illusion.

The game of basketball has been everything to me. My place of refuge, place I've always gone where I needed comfort and peace. It's been the site of intense pain and the most intense feelings of joy and satisfaction. It's a relationship that has evolved over time, given me the greatest respect and love for the game.

When I was playing before I retired, I never really understood the appreciation and the respect that people gave me. People had treated me like a god or something, and that was very embarrassing.

My attitude is that if you push me towards something that you think is a weakness, then I will turn that perceived weakness into a strength.

I can't speak for the future. I have no crystal ball.

Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.

In college I never realized the opportunities available to a pro athlete. I've been given the chance to meet all kinds of people, to travel and expand my financial capabilities, to get ideas and learn about life, to create a world apart from basketball.

Gambling is legal and betting is legal, for what I bet.

If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.

In any investment, you expect to have fun and make money.

The game is my wife. It demands loyalty and responsibility, and it gives me back fulfillment and peace.

Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.

I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come.

As athletes, we're used to reacting quickly. Here, it's 'come, stop, come, stop.' There's a lot of downtime. That's the toughest part of the day.

I wasn't really a work-conscious type of person. I was a player. I loved to play sports.

I won't have any competitive instincts in any sports, other than golf. I can't see being competitive in sports any more.

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.