We live not, in reality, on the summit of a solid earth but at the bottom of an ocean of air
Dream big; at least you will have the joy of reaching for the stars instead of living in a box filled with unopened gifts.
What I need to do is have a great positive attitude and a great work ethic. Those two things validate me. Yes, it's important that I have good numbers, and I'm well-respected as a player. But I think it's more important that I'm respected as a man.
You're always going to face criticism, you're always going to face challenges, but those things are there to make you stronger and more committed.
Basketball is just something else to do, another facet of life. I'm going to be a success at whatever I choose because of my preparation. By the time the game starts, the outcome has been decided. I never think about having a bad game because I have prepared.
Defense is what matters. Scoring doesn't interest me.
I think any player will tell you that individual accomplishments help your ego, but if you don't win, it makes for a very, very long season. It counts more that the team has played well.
Despair is your friend in show business. I don't believe you can act if happiness is your lot. It's the ups that keep you living and the downs that mete out talent.
I'm proud of you for the times you came in second, or third, or fourth, but what you did was the best you have ever done
I'd always thought that heavy metal - what I knew of it, anyway - was for tragic losers with acne and inch-thick glasses who fantasised about slaying dragons and riding Harleys, failing to realise at the time that the only loser was me. Fortunately, a good friend of mine played me 'Battery' from Metallica's Master Of Puppets album and the scales fell instantly from my eyes. It was a total revelation.
As a devastating series of attacks rock America's oldest ally, the nation that stood by us after 911 that gifted us the Statue of Liberty. France on November 13, 2015 fell victims to the worst terror attack in its history.