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I Never Looked At The Consequences Of Missing A Big Shot... When You Think About The Consequences You Always Think Of A Negative Result.

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You Can Practice Shooting Eight Hours A Day, But If Your Technique Is Wrong, Then All You Become Is Very Good At Shooting The Wrong Way. Get The Fundamentals Down And The Level Of Everything You Do Will Rise.

No Brain, No Gain. Stay In School.

There Are Plenty Of Teams In Every Sport That Have Great Players And Never Win Titles. Most Of The Time, Those Players Aren't Willing To Sacrifice For The Greater Good Of The Team. The Funny Thing Is, In The End, Their Unwillingness To Sacrifice Only Makes Individual Goals More Difficult To Achieve. One Thing I Believe To The Fullest Is That If You Think And Achieve As A Team, The Individual Accolades Will Take Care Of Themselves. Talent Wins Games, But Teamwork And Intelligence Win Championships.

I Can Accept Failure, Everyone Fails At Something. But I Can't Accept Not Trying.

I Would Tell Players To Relax And Never Think About What's At Stake. Just Think About The Basketball Game. If You Start To Think About Who Is Going To Win The Championship, You've Lost Your Focus.

People Ask Me If I Could Fly, I Said, 'yeah....' For A Little While.

I Do Not Have A Problem, I Enjoy Gambling, But I Think People Are Trying To Make It Seem Like I Have A Problem, Because People Really Don't Know.

The Players Today Reflect How Much The Game Has Evolved And Changed Both In Style And Culture. [...] The Game Now Has A Wider Appeal To A Larger Market.

I Know Fear Is An Obstacle For Some People, But It Is An Illusion To Me . . . Failure Always Made Me Try Harder Next Time.

I've Failed Over And Over And Over Again In My Life And That Is Why I Succeed. Some People Want It To Happen, Some Wish It Would Happen, Others Make It Happen. I Can Accept Failure, Everyone Fails At Something. But I Can't Accept Not Trying.

I Don't Do Things Half-heartedly. Because I Know If I Do, I Can Expect Half-hearted Results. Most People Get It The Honest Way By Setting Their Goals And Committing Themselves To Achieving Their Goals. That's The Only Way I Did It Anyway. Talent Wins Games, But Teamwork And Intelligence Wins Championships.

Even When I'm Old And Grey, I Won't Be Able To Play It, But I'll Still Love The Game.

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Nothing Of Value Comes Without Being Earned.

Gambling Is Legal And Betting Is Legal, For What I Bet.

Isn't (life) All About Trying?

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Don't Be Afraid To Fail. Be Afraid Not To Try.

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I Have Failed Many Times, And That's Why I Am A Success.

I Went To A Bookstore To Try To Find A Book. The Bottom Line Is, It All Comes By Trial And Error. It Was Scary And Exciting At First You Don't Know What To Expect. But Once You Look Into Your Child's Eyes, You Forget About That.

There Will Be A Player Greater Than Me.

Do I Need My Number Retired Throughout The Course Of The League To Acknowledge What I've Done? No.

If I Have An Agenda Or A Goal, No One Is Going To Deter Me From What I Want To Do.

You Remember The [remarks] You Made In 1994 About, 'i Think I Can Guard You, I Can Shut You Down, I Would Love To Play Against You?' Well, You're About To Get Your Chance.

If Nobody Will Help You Do It Alone!

Basketball Isn't Just About The Bright Lights, Packed Arenas And Highlight Reels. Basketball Is A Way Of Life. Basketball Is A Relationship Between You And The Ball, You And Your Teammates. If You Love The Game, Nobody Can Take That From You.

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The Greatest People That Ever Lived Were Also The Greatest Failures. They Just Didn’t Let Those Failures Affect Them Like They Do Most.

Great Players Never Look In The Mirror And Think I'm A Great Basketball Player. You Ask Yourself, Am I The Best Player I Can Be?

If You Quit Once It Becomes A Habit.never Quit!!!

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Patience. I Will Become What I Know I Am.

I've Never Been Afraid To Fail.

I Know The Signs Of Scaredness.

I Don't Go Out And Just Try To Score. I Score Because There Is An Opportunity To Score.

Don't Be Like Me. Be Better Than Me. That's The Goal.

I Realized That If I Was Going To Achieve Anything In Life I Had To Be Aggressive. I Had To Get Out There And Go For It... I Know Fear Is An Obstacle For Some People, But It's An Illusion To Me.

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I Am Free To Make Anything I Want As Long As I Think It Will Sell.

You Believe An Eye For An Eye Until You Are Put In That Situation. If They Kill Those Guys, It Really Doesn't Mean Much To Me. My Father Is Gone.

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Being Nervous Isn't Bad. It Just Means Something Important Is Happening.

If You Accept The Expectations Of Others, Especially Negative Ones, Then You Never Will Change The Outcome.

My Best Skill Was That I Was Coachable. I Was A Sponge And Aggressive To Learn.

I Can't Speak For The Future. I Have No Crystal Ball.

Republicans Buy Sneakers, Too.

I Didn't Come Here To Be Average.

I Don't Know About Flying, But Sometimes It Feels Like I Have These Little Wings On My Feet.

The Game Is My Wife. It Demands Loyalty And Responsibility, And It Gives Me Back Fulfillment And Peace.

If You Are Confident You Have Done Everything Possible To Prepare Yourself, Then There Is Nothing To Fear.

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Sometimes A Winner Is Just A Dreamer Who Never Gave Up.

The Minute You Get Away From Fundamentals – Whether Its Proper Technique, Work Ethic Or Mental Preparation – The Bottom Can Fall Out Of Your Game, Your Schoolwork, Your Job, Whatever You’re Doing.

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Suddenly All Is Quiet. The Other Nine Players? They're All Moving In Slow Motion! I'm At Normal Speed! I Know Where Everyone's Going Even Before They Know Themselves. The Basket Is Huge, Maybe Six Feet Across! How Can I Miss? It's Like Throwing A Rock Into A Pond.

When I Play Against Someone That's New In The League, I Make Him Respect Me. They May Have Heard About Me, But Now You Get To See Me Actually In Front Of You. That Drives Me.

Winners Don't Just Learn The Fundamentals, They Master Them. You Have To Monitor Your Fundamentals Constantly Because The Only Thing That Changes Will Be Your Attention To Them.

You Have To Expect Things Of Yourself Before You Can Do Them.

I've Never Lost A Game I Just Ran Out Of Time.

I Think The Players Win The Championship, And The Organization Has Something To Do With It, Don't Get Me Wrong. But Don't Try To Put The Organization Above The Players.

I'm Not Afraid To Take A Step And If I Fall, I Fall. I Pick Myself Up And Move On. If We Can All Learn One Thing In Life, It's Don't Be Afraid To Take On Something That You Believe You're Capable Of Achieving.

There Are No Shortcuts. I Approached Practices The Same Way I Approached Games. You Can't Turn It On And Off Like A Faucet. I Couldn't Dog It During Practice And Then, When I Needed That Extra Push Late In The Game, Expect It To Be There. Very Few People Get Anywhere By Taking Shortcuts.

Can I Still Dunk... Are You Stupid?

Every Time I Feel Tired While I Am Exercising And Training, I Close My Eyes To See That Picture, To See That List With My Name. This Usually Motivates Me To Work Again.

Excellence Isn't A One-week Or One-year Ideal. It's A Constant.

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There Is No Such Thing As A Perfect Basketball Player, And I Don't Believe There Is Only One Greatest Player Either.

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We're Not Winning Because Of Talent. We're Just Beating Bad Teams.

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When I Step Onto The Court, I'm Ready To Play. If You're Going Up Against Me, You'd Better Be Ready. If You're Not Going To Compete, I Will Dominate You.

I Truly Love The Game; I Wouldn't Be Playing If I Didn't Love The Game. I'm Not Getting Paid Astronomical Dollars; It's Truly For The Love Of The Game Of Basketball.

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Once I Get The Ball, You're At My Mercy. There Is Nothing You Can Say Or Do About It. I Own The Ball.

I Missed 9000 Shots In My Career, Lost Almost 300 Games And Missed The Shot To Win The Game 26 Times.

But My Drive To Win Is So Great ... I Just Step Over That Line. ... It's Very Embarrassing, ... One Of The Things You Totally Regret. So You Look At Yourself In The Mirror And Say, 'i Was Stupid.'

I'm All About Challenges And Seeing If I Can Go Out And See If I Can Achieve Something. If At The End Of The Day I Do It, Great. If I Don't, I Can Live With Myself.

The End Of The Day

I Just Feel That At This Particular Time In My Career, I've Reached The Pinnacle Of My Career, I've Achieved A Lot In That Short Amount Of Time, If You Want To Call It Short, But I Just Feel That I Don't Have Anything Else To Myself To Prove.

Once I Made A Decision, I Never Thought About It Again.

When I Step Onto The Court, I Don't Have To Think About Anything. If I Have A Problem Off The Court, I Find That After I Play, My Mind Is Clearer And I Can Come Up With A Better Solution. It's Like Therapy. It Relaxes Me And Allows Me To Solve Problems.

I Think School Is Very Important And I Personally Had A Great Experience At North Carolina, Which Helped Shape Me As A Basketball Player And A Person. Every Once In A While, You Will Have A Player Who Can Make The Jump And Have An Immediate Impact On The Professional Level, But Most Of The Players Who Come Out Would Absolutely Benefit From Going To College.

Talent Wins Games, But Teamwork And Intelligence Wins Championships.

Fundamentals Were The Most Crucial Part Of My Game In The Nba. Everything I Did, Everything I Achieved, Can Be Traced Back To The Way I Approached The Fundamentals.

Success Doesn't Stop When You Get There

You Know What I Think? Very Few People Play Because They Love The Game. Most Of Them Play Because They Make Good Money. They Keep Playing Because Of The Money. I Could Care Less About It. If I Don't Love The Game, No Check Is Going To Keep Me Playing.

When I Worked On My Game, That's What I Thought About. When It Happened, I Set Another Goal, A Reasonable, Manageable Goal That I Could Realistically Achieve If I Worked Hard Enough. I Guess I Approached It With The End In Mind. I Knew Exactly Where I Wanted To Go, And I Focused On Getting There.

Get The Fundamentals Down And The Level Of Everything You Do Will Rise

Sometimes, Things May Not Go Your Way, But The Effort Should Be There Every Single Night.

Don't Let Them Drag You Down By Rumors Just Go With What You Believe In.

It Doesn't Matter Who Scores. If You Have An Opportunity To Score, You Score.

Another Day, Another Opportunity To Prove Everyone Who Doubts You Wrong.

I Want To Play For Years.

It Doesn't Matter If You Win As Long As You Give Everything In Your Heart

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You Have To Be Able To Say, Ok, That Happened Back Then. Now Let's Take It From Here And See What Happens. It Would Be Very Easy To Hate People For The Rest Of Your Life, And Some People Have Done That. You've Got To Deal With What's Happening Now And Try To Make Things Better.

I Heave The Basketball; I Know It Sails In A Parabola, Exhibiting Perfect Symmetry, Which Is Interrupted By The Basket. It's Funny, But It Is Always Interrupted By The Basket.

If You Love The Game, Nobody Can Take That From You.

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It Doesn't Matter If You Fall Down, It's Whether You Get Back Up.

I Was Aware Of My Success, But I Never Stopped Trying To Get Better.

I'd Like To Be Settled Into Somewhat Of A Normal Life. Somewhat. I Know It's Never Going To Be Completely Normal.

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Failure Builds Muscle, Determination, And Dreams.

Never Say Never, Because Limits, Like Fears, Are Often Just An Illusion.

I Basically Expect Anything. Isn't That Wild? I Used To Surprise Myself A Lot: Certain Moves, How I'd Get Out Of Trouble. But At Some Point, You Accept The Talent That You Have, You Accept Your Creativity.

I Would Never Play An Extra Year For Money. I Play The Game Because I Love It. I Just So Happen To Get Paid. If I Don't Feel I Still Enjoy The Game, I Can Care Less What A Year Is Worth. I'm Not Going To Play The Game Just Because Of Money.

Obstacles Don't Have To Stop You.

You're An Idiot. You've Screwed Up Every Play We Ever Ran. You're Too Stupid To Even Remember The Plays. We Ought To Get Rid Of You.

So, The Next Time You're Out Working On Your Game And They Pass You The Rock, Don't Just Take It To The Hole. Take It To The Next Level. Don't Just Bend Rims. Bend Expectations. Let Them See You And Feel You And By The Very Virtue Of Your Love, The Truth In Your Game, They Will Hear You. Let Your Game Speak.

The Good Part About Being Famous Is Being Able To Help People. The Hard Part Is Every Day You Have To Be In A Good Mood, Because That Is What People Expect. You Learn To Get Good At It.

If You're Trying To Achieve, There Will Be Roadblocks. I've Had Them; Everybody Has Had Them. But Obstacles Don't Have To Stop You. If You Run Into A Wall, Don't Turn Around And Give Up. Figure Out How To Climb It, Go Through It, Or Work Around It.

Enjoy Every Minute Of Life. Never Second-guess Life.

I Set Another Goal, A Reasonable, Manageable Goal That I Could Realistically Achieve If I Worked Hard Enough. I Approached Everything Step By Step.

You Have To Be Un-compromised In Your Level Of Commitment To Whatever You Are Doing, Or It Can Disappear As Fast As It Appeared. Commitment Cannot Be Compromised By Rewards.

Learning 's A Gift, Even When "pain" ,s Your Teacher!

The Basketball Court For Me, During A Game, Is The Most Peaceful Place I Can Imagine. On The Basketball Court, I Worry About Nothing. When I'm Out There, No One Can Bother Me.

Just Play. Have Fun. Enjoy The Game.

Anything Can Happen If You Are Willing To Put In The Work And Remain Open To The Possibility. Dreams Are Realized By Effort, Determination, Passion And Staying Connected To That Sense Of Who You Are.

I Just Feel That My Competitive Drive Is Far Greater Than Anyone Else That I've Met, And I Think That I Thrive On That.

My Most Memorable Dunk, That I Think About Very, Very Often, Is The Patrick Ewing Dunk.

I Hate Being Out There With Those Garbage Men. They Don't Get You The Ball.

You Have Competition Every Day Because You Set Such High Standards For Yourself That You Have To Go Out Every Day And Live Up To That.

My Father... He Was There When I Didn't Understand, He Was There When I Was Wrong, He Was There When I Cried, He Was There When I Lied. For Some Reason My Dad Was Always There, When I Needed Him The Most. His Love Was Never Ending. And Now That He's Gone There Is An Emptiness In My World, But Not In My Heart.

Accept A Loss As A Learning Experience, And Never Point Fingers At Your Teammates

I Built My Talents On The Shoulders Of Someone Else's Talent.

I Think Most Micro-brewers/craft-brewers Are Similar In That They Enjoy Making Something Themselves And At The End Of The Day They Can Enjoy The Fruit Of Their Labor. Most People Really Enjoy The Process Of Making Beer And Like The Industry As A Whole. We Often Are Passionate About What We Do And Enjoy Talking To People About The Art And Science Of Making Beer.

I'm Retired 99.9%. Of Course, There Always Is That .1%.

I've Failed Over And Over And Over Again In My Life And That Is Why I Succeed.

Work Ethics Eliminates Fear.

My Attitude Is That If You Push Me Towards Something That You Think Is A Weakness, Then I Will Turn That Perceived Weakness Into A Strength.

Success Isn't Something You Chase. It's Something You Have To Put Forth The Effort For Constantly. Then Maybe It'll Come When You Least Expect It. Most People Don't Understand That.

In Any Investment, You Expect To Have Fun And Make Money.

My Fellow Wilmington, North Carolina Native Meadowlark Lemon Is A True National Treasure. I Watched Him Play For The Harlem Globetrotters When I Was Growing Up And His Skill With The Basketball And Dedication To The Game Were An Inspiration Not Only To Me, But To Kids All Around The World.

It's A Habit Of Mine Now, Noticing Labels, Logos, Shoes.

I'm A Firm Believer In Goal Setting. Step By Step. I Can't See Any Other Way Of Accomplishing Anything.

When I Was Young, I Had To Learn The Fundamentals Of Basketball. You Can Have All The Physical Ability In The World, But You Still Have To Know The Fundamentals.

If You Think And Achieve As A Team, The Individual Accolades Will Take Care Of Themselves. Talent Wins Games, But Teamwork And Intelligence Win Championships.

Even Though, Physically, I Can't Do It, The Mind Says, 'yeah, I Can Still Do It,' And I Still Think I Can Do It Better Than Most In The Nba, … Driven From Within.

Each Time I Step On The Basketball Court, I Never Know What Will Happen. I Live For The Moment. I Play For The Moment.

What Is Love? Love Is Playing Every Game As If It's Your Last!

Motivational Sports

It's Not How Hard You Pushed Along The Way. It's Having Something In You To Finish.

I Was In Chicago In 1994 And At This Time I Had No Thoughts Of Coming Back And Playing The Game Of Basketball, Bryon Russell Came Over To Me And Said, "why'd You Quit? You Know I Could Guard You." When I Did Come Back In 1995 And We Played Utah In '96, I'm At The Center Circle And Bryon Russell Is Standing Next To Me. I Said, "you Remember What You Said In 1994 About, 'i Think I Can Guard You, I Can Shut You Down, I Would Love To Play Against You?' Well, You're About To Get Your Chance.

I Smoked My First Cigar In 1991, When We Won The Championship. Up To That Point, I Had Never Smoked A Cigar, Never Smoked Anything.

Some People Want It To Happen, Some Wish It Would Happen, Others Make It Happen.

I've Always Believed That If You Put In The Work, The Results Will Come.

I Want To Wake Up Every Day And Do Whatever Comes In My Mind, And Not Feel Pressure Or Obligations To Do Anything Else In My Life.

Focus Like A Laser, Not A Flashlight

Other Than My Parents, No One Had A Bigger Influence On My Life Than Coach Smith. He Was More Than A Coach – He Was My Mentor, My Teacher, My Second Father. Coach Was Always There For Me Whenever I Needed Him And I Loved Him For It. In Teaching Me The Game Of Basketball, He Taught Me About Life. My Heart Goes Out To Linnea And Their Kids. We've Lost A Great Man Who Had An Incredible Impact On His Players, His Staff And The Entire Unc Family.

People Say They Wish They Were Michael Jordan. Ok, Do It For A Year. Do It For Two Years. Do It For Five Years. When You Get Past The Fun Part, Then Go Do The Part Where You Get Into Cities At Three A.m. And You Have Fifteen People Waiting For Autographs When You're As Tired As Hell.

I Never Feared About My Skills Because I Put In The Work. Work Ethic Eliminates Fear. So If You Put Forth The Work, What Are You Fearing? You Know What You're Capable Of Doing And What You're Not.

I've Always Believed That If You Put In The Work, The Results Will Come. I Don't Do Things Half-heartedly. Because I Know If I Do, Then I Can Expect Half-hearted Results.

Basketball Isn't My Job.

Anyone Who Would Argue That This Third-generatio N Mdx Is An Suv Might As Well Belong To The Flat Earth Society. The 2014 Acura Mdx Is The Perfect Expression Of The Modern Car - Capable, Spacious, And Friendly To Drive.

Its Better To Shoot And Miss, Then To Let Time Run Out And Wonder What If

My Advice Is Find Fuel In Failure. Sometimes Failure Gets You Closer To Where You Want To Be.

I Failed So Therefore I Succeed.

There Have Been Times When I Have Failed. But There Have Never Been Times When I Thought I Would Fail

The Reason I Became Such A Successful Athlete Was My Mind Was Saying That No Matter Who You Put Up Against Me, I Am Better, I Am The Best.

I've Had Tendinitis Since College.

All I Knew Is That I Never Wanted To Be Average.

Failure Gave Me Strength. Pain Was My Motivation

If It Turns Out That My Best Wasn't Good Enough, At Least I Won't Look Back And Say That I Was Afraid To Try; Failure Makes Me Work Even Harder.

The Key To Success Is Failure

It's Not About The Shoes, It's What You Do In Them.

My Father Used To Say That It's Never Too Late To Do Anything You Wanted To Do. And He Said, 'you Never Know What You Can Accomplish Until You Try.'

It's Absolutely Wrong That I Don't Want Guys To Challenge Me. And The People Who Say That Aren't In The Room.

You Always Have To Focus In Life On What You Want To Achieve.

Winning Isn't Always Championships.

It Is Nerve-wracking Watching My Kids' Games.

Failure Makes Me Work Even Harder.

You Don't Show Up On Game Day And Expect To Be Great. Greatness Happens In Practice. You Have To Expect Things Of Yourself Before You Can Do Them.

A Coach Is Someone That Sees Beyond Your Limits And Guides You To Greatness!

In College I Never Realized The Opportunities Available To A Pro Athlete. I've Been Given The Chance To Meet All Kinds Of People, To Travel And Expand My Financial Capabilities, To Get Ideas And Learn About Life, To Create A World Apart From Basketball.

To Learn To Succeed, You Must First Learn To Fail.

If I Had Stood At The Free-throw Line And Thought About 10 Million People Watching Me On The Other Side Of The Camera Lens, I Couldn't Have Made Anything. So I Mentally Tried To Put Myself In A Familiar Place. I Thought About All Those Times I Shot Free Throws In Practice And Went Through The Same Motion, The Same Technique That I Had Used Thousands Of Times. You Forget About The Outcome. You Know You Are Doing The Right Things. So You Relax And Perform.

The Harder I Prepare, The Luckier I Seem To Get.

All I Wanted To Do Was To Improve, To Keep Getting Better.

When I Lose The Sense Of Motivation And The Sense To Prove Something As A Basketball Player, It's Time For Me To Move Away From The Game.

We Had To Be To The Stadium At Six O'clock For Home Games, And Traffic Was So Bad It Would Take Us An Hour And Fifteen Or An Hour And Thirty Minutes To Drive. So Now I'm Sitting In A Car For Almost An Hour And A Half And I'm Very Tense. I'm Worried About The Traffic. So I Started Smoking A Cigar Going To The Games.

If You Put Your Mind To Doing Whatever It Is You Want To Do, Good Things Can Happen.

I Never Looked At The Consequences Of Missing A Big Shot... When You Think About The Consequences You Always Think Of A Negative Result.

For A Competitive Junkie Like Me, Golf Is A Great Solution Because It Smacks You In The Face Every Time You Think You Have Accomplished Something. That To Me Has Taken Over A Lot Of The Energy And Competitiveness For Basketball.

It's Easier For Me To Get Ready For A Game On The Road Because You're Expected To Lose When You Play Away From Home. That's A Challenge To Right There And That Perks My Competitive Juices.

I Will Not Quit This Game Because Of What The Media Has Done To Me.

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