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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."
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"To note an artist's limitations is but to define his talent. A reporter can write equally well about everything that is presented to his view, but a creative writer can do his best only with what lies within the range and character of his deepest sympathies."
"No man with a conscience can just bat out illustrations. He's got to put all his talent and feeling into them!"
"Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads."
"Talent is a matter of quantity. Talent does not write on page, it writes three hundred."
"I don't consider myself to be a major talent, so the only solace I can take is to hope I'm growing."
"I was the only Christian on the cast, but that was cool because we all respected each others talent and mostly they respected me a lot even though I was the only Christian."
"But I don't think I have any particular talent for prediction, because when you have three or four elements in hand, you don't have to be a genius to reach certain conclusions."
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"My background playing soccer gave me a natural advantage over many of the American-born players."
"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 don't think Michael had to retire for us to get the spotlight, because when you win, it commands attention."
"I've now been in this country for thirteen years, since I was seventeen. So this is my second 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?"
"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."
"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."
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