Cultivate the giving habit as you do the saving habit.
I remember at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Shaq always wanted me to show him steps over and over.
When you get to that level, it's not a matter of talent anymore - because all the players are so talented - it's about preparation, about playing smart and making good decisions.
The most important thing in a person's life is his faith and how he translates his faith into practical deeds.
Basketball is in my blood. It is my obligation to try.
It's not up to anyone else to make me give my best.
All these boundaries - Africa, Asia, Malaysia, America - are set by men. But you don't have to look at boundaries when you are looking at a man - at the character of a man. The question is: What do you stand for? Are you a follower, or are you a leader?
Writers, especially poets, are particularly prone to madness. There exists a striking association between creativity and manic depression. Why are more creative people prone to madness? They have more than average amounts of energies and abilities to see things in a fresh and original way—then because they also have depression, I think they’re more in touch with human suffering.
Where women love each other, men learn to smother their mutual dislike.
There are a lot of bitter people out there who have got jobs that they hate and the key to life for me is doing something you love doing.
When you live alone, your furnishings, your possessions, are always confronting you with the thinness of your existence.