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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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"When you are "off somewhere else" people notice. Have you found yourself in conversations in which you're so concerned about what you are going to say next, that you don't even hear what the other person is saying? Guilty as charged, right?"
"Even though it has been very painful, lots of opportunities have come forward journalistically. Once all of this blows over, I think it might actually help that I have gotten this attention."
"While maintaining our nuclear potential at the proper level, we need to devote more attention to developing the entire range of means of information warfare."
"Newscasters cannot call attention to themselves by being too attractive or too unattractive."
"I felt like calling attention to AIDS. I had the AIDS ribbon colored into my hair during the playoffs in '95."
"A lot of the stories are internal. They leak it to me wanting to get attention, wanting to get that headline. More times than not, I will not give it to them."
"The problem... is that most members of Congress don't pay attention to what's going on."
"It's a sad day when a cartoon is doing more and cares more and pays more attention to the environment than our president."
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"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."
"My background playing soccer gave me a natural advantage over many of the American-born players."
"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."
"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?"
"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."
"I've now been in this country for thirteen years, since I was seventeen. So this is my second home."
"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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