When the crowd appreciates you, it encourages you to be a little more daring, I think.

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When handling the ball, I always would look for daylight, wherever there was daylight.

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If you don't do what's best for your body, you're the one who comes up on the short end.

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I firmly believe that respect is a lot more important, and a lot greater, than popularity.

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If you get depressed about being the second-best team in the world, then you've got a problem.

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I had to spend countless hours, above and beyond the basic time, to try and perfect the fundamentals.

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Right up until the time I retired at age 37, I felt like there were still things that I could do better.

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In 1981, at age 31, I was voted the best player in basketball, and the most valuable player in the league.

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The key to success is to keep growing in all areas of life - mental, emotional, spiritual, as well as physical.

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If you've experienced having control, you don't want to be moved to a subordinate position, if you have your druthers.

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