"I know that I'm never as good or bad as any single performance. I've never believed my critics or my worshippers, and I've always been able to leave the game at the arena."

"I'm not a role model... Just because I dunk a basketball doesn't mean I should raise your kids."

"If somebody hits you with an object you should beat the hell out of them."

"This place? Nothing positive. OK, I want to say something positive. It's positively a dump."

"Poor people cannot rely on the government to come to help you in times of need. You have to get your education. Then nobody can control your destiny."

"I don't think of myself as giving interviews. I just have conversations. That gets me in trouble."

"I don't care what people think. people are stupid."

"The main thing to do is relax and let your talent do the work."

"I know I'm never as good or bad as one single performance. I've never believed in my critics or my worshippers, and I've always been able to leave the game at the arena."

"If I weren't earning $3 million a year to dunk a basketball, most people on the street would run in the other direction if they saw me coming."

"The only difference between a good shot and a bad shot is if it goes in or not."

"Kids are great. That's one of the best things about our business, all the kids you get to meet. It's a shame they have to grow up to be regular people and come to the games and call you names."

"Sometimes that light at the end of the tunnel is a train."

"I love New York City; I've got a gun."

"I think that the team that wins game five will win the series. Unless we lose game five."

"My initial response was to sue her for defamation of character, but then I realized that I had no character."

"My family got all over me because they said Bush is only for the rich people. Then I reminded them, 'Hey, I'm rich'."