You need a three? Give it to me!
12/2012, after 2nd 3-pointer of his career
You don't have to be best friends as basketball players but I do believe in chemistry. I think it makes everything different if a team is really together and they're all on that same page.
My team in Orlando was a team full of people who nobody wanted, and I was the leader and I led that team with a smile on my face.
You can go back to teams like Detroit, the Bad Boys. Those guys had great chemistry, that's why they won.
I've decided to become a member of the Houston Rockets. I feel it's the best place for me and I am excited about joining the Rockets and I'm looking forward to a great season. I want to thank the fans in Los Angeles and wish them the best.
July 2013
The toughest part for me is the city - the people. They've got burgers named after me in Orlando, they've got a Web site saying, "Please stay." I love the people in the city. I've literally sat on the bench with a towel on my head crying, because I feel the passion in the stands.
You go from high school, to the NBA, and you're thrown in the fire.
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I ask all Americans with a conscience to shun anything and everything to do with the murderous state of Georgia.
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1This is the way the game of basketball was played at the time. When you come to Detroit, you will get your ass whooped.
Todd Boyd in The Last Dance - Episode 3
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Walk until the darkness is a memory, and you become the sun on the next traveler's horizon.
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1I stand with those who are calling out the ingrained racism and violence toward people of color in our country. We have had enough.
Michael Jordan - June 2020
1Walked into a restaurant yesterday and guy comes up and says: "Aren't you Rik Smits?"
Not quite but I appreciated his hoops knowledge…
Not quite but I appreciated his hoops knowledge…
Dirk Nowitzki - December 2023
You guys are better people than players - that means a lot!
Gordon Herbert - September 2023, about Germany winning the World Cup
We went from a shitty team to one of the all-time best dynasties. All you needed was one little match to start that whole fire.
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You're only concerned if you know you don't have it. We have it.
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2I learned a lot I wouldn't have learned roaming the streets of Dallas.
My kids are older now. They're kinda upset with me. They're not really upset, but they don't understand. I tell them all the time: "We" ain't rich. "I'm" rich.
Shaquille O'Neal - October 2021
I love the Philippines. But they need better beer!
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If you see German soldiers, don't panic. They are here to help.
Donald Tusk (about German soldiers helping with floodings in Poland) - September 2024