The hand check has always been a part of pro basketball.
I've always liked New York, always liked the city.
I had never made any plans beyond basketball.
Everybody looks at his clothes to see what he's wearing.
If you align expectations with reality, you will never be disappointed.
I know my body better than anything, better than anybody.
Everyting negative - pressure, challenges - is all an opportunity for me to rise.
I don't talk trash often, but when I do, I go for the jugular.
What people see on court is another side of me; it's not me.
I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American.
I went through a lot of battles in high school.
It's always a struggle growing up in Akron.
Goal-setting and achieving those goals - that's just what I do.
I'm a better and more educated person because of basketball.
I think was able to do a lot of things here.
Didn't the other guys tell you? Nobody dunks on Manute B-O-L!
Ask not what your teammates can do for you. Ask what you can do for your teammates.
When you are honest and open with young people, they let you in.
Athletes don't like to get up early, but it never bothered me.
When it's too hard for them it's just right for us!
I actually have a closet that's all shoes, maybe 700 pairs.
