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“Basketball is like war in that offensive weapons are developed first, and it always takes a while for the defense to catch up.”

“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.”

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

“Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.”

“Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.”

“I play to win, whether during practice or a real game. And I will not let anything get in the way of me and my competitive enthusiasm to win.”

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

“You don't play against opponents, you play against the game of basketball.”

“Be strong in body, clean in mind, lofty in ideals.”

“Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better.”

“A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.”

“I've got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.”

“Push yourself again and again. Don't give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.”

“You can't get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good.”

“What you are as a person is far more important than what you are as a basketball player.”

“One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.”

“I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come. I don't do things half-heartedly. Because I know if I do, then I can expect half-hearted results.”

“When I was young, I never wanted to leave the court until I got things exactly correct. My dream was to become a pro.”

“You can practice shooting eight hours a day, but if your technique is wrong, then all you become is very good at shooting the wrong way. Get the fundamentals down and the level of everything you do will rise.”

“One man cannot make a team.”

“If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it.”

“Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.”

“There is no such thing as life in-between.”