Athlete Quotes

The game of basketball has been everything to me. My place of refuge, place I've always gone where I needed comfort and peace. It's been the site of intense pain and the most intense feelings of joy and satisfaction. It's a relationship that has evolved over time, given me the greatest respect and l

Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.

Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.

Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.

Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation.

To be successful you have to be selfish, or else you never achieve. And once you get to your highest level, then you have to be unselfish. Stay reachable. Stay in touch. Don't isolate.

Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.

I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.

My attitude is that if you push me towards something that you think is a weakness, then I will turn that perceived weakness into a strength.

I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.

If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome.

If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.

I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.

We compete so hard and that changes the whole ballgame.

Last year, the surgery was a tough decision, but I had to make a decision based on my career. It was a decision to get healthy, and start over with a new team at 100 percent.

Last year was a tough decision for me, to end my season so short. But it was the right decision for me, because right now I feel great. I can go out here and sprint full speed right now, but I'm just going to pace myself for April 5.

It feels great to be home, great to be back as a part of the community.

I'm in great shape, back-in-my-football-days shape. I've worked hard to get to this point.

I'm in Alabama. First thing I want to say is Roll Tide! I was at the Alabama/Georgia game last year sitting right in the middle of the Alabama section and saw that they rolled all over them!

I'm going to outplay you. That's the mentality I have, and you should want to outplay me.

I would like to play every day. Whether or not that happens, we'll see.

You always want to feel better but I'm good. My thing is once you get to the playoffs, you do whatever it takes. You've got to lay it on the line.

You forget that sometimes people are out there to get you - they don't even have a reason.

When I'm home, I'm relaxed.

The ultimate would be to compete in a couple more Olympics, hopefully break some world records and wind up my sports career with a couple of years in the WNBA.

Our lives are so hectic and full, and we have a big family right now.

Nobody has ever said anything about Marion Jones every using performance-enhancing drugs and they never will.

It's hard to have a bad hair day when you're famous.

In my opinion, Jackie is the greatest female athlete ever.

I've set no world record.