My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging.

Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.

My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity.

Hustle makes up for many a mistake.

These young guys are playing checkers. I’m out there playing chess.

There are only two options regarding commitment; you’re either in or you’re out.

Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.

One chance is all you need.

Everything comes to those who hustle while they wait.

I think there are a couple of players who could play in the NBA right now honestly. There’s a lot of players with a lot of skill that could do it.

I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self.

I’d rather have more heart than talent any day.

Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better.

Good is something you do, not something you talk about. Some medals are pinned to your soul, not to your jacket.

Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

War, we have come to believe, is a spectator sport. The military and the press have turned war into a vast video arcade game. Its very essence-death-is hidden from public view.

If you don’t have confidence, you’ll always find a way not to win.

Sports for me is when a guy walks off the court, and you really can’t tell whether he won or lost, when he carries himself with pride either way.

I’ve got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.

Suffering is the sole origin of consciousness.

Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe.

I am a firm believer in if you can’t get it the old fashioned way, you don’t need it.

Don’t let anyone turn you into a slave. You’re a slave if you let the media tell you that sports and entertainment are more important than developing your brain.

If you’re paid before you walk on the court, what’s the point in playing as if your life depended on it?

The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.

When a man wants to murder a tiger he calls it sport; when a tiger wants to murder him he calls it ferocity.

If a team is to reach its potential, each player must be willing to subordinate his personal goals to the good of the team.

What you lack in talent can be made up with desire, hustle, and giving 110 percent all the time.

Pornography and cooking shows have created two new spectator sports.

This is a tough game. There are times when you’ve got to play hurt, when you’ve got to block out the pain.

Show the world how much you’ll fight for the winners circle.

The time will come when public opinion will no longer tolerate amusements based on the mistreatment and killing of animals. The time will come, but when? When will we reach the point that hunting, the pleasure in killing animals for sport, will be regarded as a mental aberration?

The beauty of a move lies not in its appearance but in the thought behind it.

I accepted the face that as much as I want to lead others, and love to be around other people, in some essential way, I am something of a loner.

When bright young minds can’t afford college, America pays the price.