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"I don't think Michael had to retire for us to get the spotlight, because when you win, it commands attention."
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"I need attention?No...I need victim....!"
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"Seeing yourself in print is such an amazing concept: you can get so much attention without having to actually show up somewhere... You don't have to dress up, for instance, and you can't hear them boo you right away."
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"N order to capture someone's attention, you must allow them to have the mental and emotional space to let you in."
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"Better ignore it than halfheartedly listen!"
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"Make It Fun. Have you ever been publicly acknowledged or called upon in a room filled with people? Depending on your personality type, it can be either exhilarating or mortifying. It certainly does grab your attention, as well as everyone else's!"
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"If you feel obsessed to prove something to the world, then you'd need world attention to be able to prove it."
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"The turning point for me was when the Supreme Court installed Bush in 2000, even though he got half a million votes less nationally than Gore. It was nothing more than a bloodless coup and that's when I really started paying attention."
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"The interparliamentary conference should, in my opinion, direct its particular attention to the preparation of the next Hague Conference, the diplomatic conference, the conference of governments."
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"Normally, if you go through a game without attracting attention, you are doing a hell of a job."
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"It shifted attention away from that and I've never been someone who liked the attention from the media anyway."
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"Basketball is in my blood. It is my obligation to try."
Basketball
"Being from Africa is the best thing that could have ever, ever happened to me. I cannot see it any other way. All of my fundamental principles that were instilled in me in my home, from my childhood, are still with me."
Home
"All these boundaries - Africa, Asia, Malaysia, America - are set by men. But you don't have to look at boundaries when you are looking at a man - at the character of a man. The question is: What do you stand for? Are you a follower, or are you a leader?"
Man
"My background playing soccer gave me a natural advantage over many of the American-born players."
Skill
"I've now been in this country for thirteen years, since I was seventeen. So this is my second home."
Home
"When I look at the system here and look at my position - not just as a basketball player, but when I look around me at the values of the people and the culture and compare them with the values of where I came from - I feel so blessed to be from Africa."
People
"I always keep a ball in the car. You never know."
Car
"I don't think Michael had to retire for us to get the spotlight, because when you win, it commands attention."
Attention
"When you get to that level, it's not a matter of talent anymore - because all the players are so talented - it's about preparation, about playing smart and making good decisions."
Talent
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