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"They were so clever finding ways to get me the ball. They had to do more than just give up open shots. They had to avoid fouls and pass me the ball in traffic."
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"I just want to try to ignore the scrutiny and all the distractions and just play hard basketball and let the best come... Improving game by game and trying to improve my game is what I want to do."
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"I have no desire to coach basketball."
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"Basketball is a team game. But that doesn't mean all five players should have the same amount of shots."
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"Yeah, I like cars and basketball. But you know what I like more? Bananas."
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"The only reason I went to college was to play basketball. I injured my knee and couldn't play."
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"Basketball was not my main sport in grade school, or even the first year of high school."
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"Basketball is in my blood. It is my obligation to try."
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"That's what I do now: I lead and I teach. If we win basketball games from doing that, then that's great, but I lead and teach. Those are the two things I concentrate on."
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"You need a teaching coach who understands the game of basketball, not just some guy coming on the court talking about Xs and Os."
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"I played varsity on all of them for four years. I'm 5'9 and that's not that tall for a center so I was a forward. I loved playing volleyball and basketball and track I was good at, but it stressed me out."
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"If you have ability in a certain area, why not capitalize on it and improve it and use it?"
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"I couldn't have come close without my teammates' help because the Knicks didn't want me to make 100."
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"They were so clever finding ways to get me the ball. They had to do more than just give up open shots. They had to avoid fouls and pass me the ball in traffic."
Basketball

"And I remember leaving my place in L.A. and - my father is a big fight fan - and I said, 'Dad, I got a couple of days off and I'm getting ready to go to Houston to sign to fight Muhammad Ali."
Family

"I get constant reminders from fans who equate that game and my career as one and the same."
Career

"We're all fascinated by the numbers, as we were about the 100 points."
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"But the point of using the number was to show that sex was a great part of my life as basketball was a great part of my life. That's the reason why I was single."
Life

"The man who won't loan money isn't going to have many friends - or need them."
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"I believe that good things come to those who work."
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"I guarantee you, if you could give me 10 points in all those seventh games against the Boston Celtics, instead of Bill Russell having 11 rings, I could've at least had nine or eight."
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