Five guys on the court working together can achieve more than five talented individuals who come and go as individuals.

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You have to be able to center yourself, to let all of your emotions go......

You have to be able to center yourself, to let all of your emotions go......

I listen to jazz mainly. Mainstream jazz.

I listen to jazz mainly. Mainstream jazz.

I can do something else besides stuff a ball through a hoop. My biggest resource...

I can do something else besides stuff a ball through a hoop. My biggest resource...

My most memorable moment came in 1985 as we beat the Boston Celtics.

My most memorable moment came in 1985 as we beat the Boston Celtics.

It's hard for young players to see the big picture. They just see three or...

It's hard for young players to see the big picture. They just see three or...

The extra pass and the extra effort on defense always get the job done.

The extra pass and the extra effort on defense always get the job done.

I felt that a number of people might have questioned my loyalty, but I continue...

I felt that a number of people might have questioned my loyalty, but I continue...

Michael Jordan and Magic and myself all learned how to play the game in college...

Michael Jordan and Magic and myself all learned how to play the game in college...

I'm not comfortable being preachy, but more people need to start spending as much time...

I'm not comfortable being preachy, but more people need to start spending as much time...

I've had enough success for two lifetimes, my success is talent put together with hard...

I've had enough success for two lifetimes, my success is talent put together with hard...

Jackie Robinson, as an athlete and as someone who was trying to make a stand...

Jackie Robinson, as an athlete and as someone who was trying to make a stand...

As a parent, I have a job as a role model to my children, and...

As a parent, I have a job as a role model to my children, and...

My mother had to send me to the movies with my birth certificate, so that...

My mother had to send me to the movies with my birth certificate, so that...

When the line started to blur between the fans and the players, sometimes things can...

When the line started to blur between the fans and the players, sometimes things can...

I think black Americans expect too much from individual black Americans in terms of changing...

I think black Americans expect too much from individual black Americans in terms of changing...

I have been coaching recently. I coached high school basketball in Arizona, and I hope...

I have been coaching recently. I coached high school basketball in Arizona, and I hope...

My choosing Islam was not a political statement; it was a spiritual statement.

My choosing Islam was not a political statement; it was a spiritual statement.

You can't win unless you learn how to lose.

You can't win unless you learn how to lose.

The transition was difficult. It's hard to stop something that you've enjoyed and that has...

The transition was difficult. It's hard to stop something that you've enjoyed and that has...

I think the NBA will certainly survive without Michael Jordan.

I think the NBA will certainly survive without Michael Jordan.