Athlete Quotes

I've been shooting the ball and running a little bit. It's just going out here now and forgetting that I've been out and try to get back in and make sure I know what's going on out there on the floor and that we're just not lost as a team.

I'm still doing something I love to do.

I'm not apologizing to anybody for anything.

I meet a lot of people.

I hope the business sense that artists like Jay-Z and Nelly are showing rubs off on the young players. I want somebody to stand up and say, Look, these kids got it going on. We want to be a part of them.

I have to be a father first and a husband first.

I don't think I'll be playing again. I'm very content and happy, doing the types of things I haven't gotten to do, be a father.

I didn't go in there and tell them I think you should move me, but I also understand the nature of this business.

I actually think some of the rappers can help our image, because the thing I'm concerned about is the NBA's image. I always want our image to be on the rise, and if the rappers can help young players get business-minded, then I'm all for it.

Even if I would have left on a good note, there is still going to be people who don't like you, who don't like what you stand for. I can't worry about that.

As of right now, I have no desire. I've watched several games and played pickup ball thinking I'd have the feeling I'd like to get back, but I didn't have that feeling. I don't really miss the game.

You've got to be actively involved in the process yourself and you've got to listen carefully to what the coach is saying, take that on board yourself and implement what the coach is saying.

You've got to be a disciplined person if you want to succeed both in sport and in life.

There are hurdles to overcome in sport and in life. Sport is a very valuable learning ground for how to live your life in the best possible way.

Sport and life is about losing. It's about understanding how to lose.

It's perseverance that's the key. It's persevering for long enough to achieve your potential.

It's not just about a coach telling you what to do and just following it unthinkingly.

It's about somebody initially knowing more about it than you do but eventually you learn a lot about it yourself and practise the skills and techniques that you've been taught.

It's about lessons for life. It's not just about winning either.

If you have a coach helping you, developing your skills alongside you, that's when you're on your way to becoming not just a participant but achieving.

As a youngster, I enjoyed sport and my ambition was to be a great sportsman.

You always see people coming back to the sport, and I've always thought, 'Gosh, when you're done playing, wouldn't you just want to stay at home?'

With my child, I hardly watch TV now.

While I was always successful... I never thought I'd be one in the world.

While I still have more good days than bad days, I'm going to keep playing.

We get criticized for showing no personality, then we get penalized when we do.

The return is one of the hardest shots to make when you come back from injury.

Tennis is more commercial these days.

In the history of women's tennis the great players have come back from long absences with no problems.

I've played too many tennis hours.