The magic to a great meeting is all of the work that's done beforehand. 
This monument is going to be built as a symbol. 
To love someone is nothing, to be loved by someone is something, to love someone who loves you is everything 
The idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent believe that you might block every shot. 
Remember that basketball is a game of habits. If you make the other guy deviate from his habits, you've got him 
Friendship is a full-time job. 
What distinguishes a great player is his presence. When he goes on to the court, his presence dominates the atmosphere. 
On females officiating in the NBA -Incompetence should not be confined to one sex. 
The only important statistic is the final score. 
Learning is a daily experience and a lifetime mission. I truly believe in the saying "We work to become, not to acquire." 
My most prized possession was my library card from the Oakland Public Library. 
Success is a result of consistent practice of winning skills and actions. There is nothing miraculous about the process. There is no luck involved. 
My father once told me that anyone who worked for three dollars an hour owed it to himself to put in four dollars' worth of work. 
The most important measure of how good a game I played was how much better I'd made my teammates play. 
Concentration and mental toughness are the margins of victory. 
If Shakespeare can compare all of life to a stage, maybe it's not odd to believe that part of the play can take place on a basketball court. 
What's more important than who's going to be the first black manager is who's going to be the first black sports editor of the New York Times. 
Most people have a harder time letting themselves love than finding someone to love them. 