Hip Hop offers new ways of seeing and understanding what it means to be black at this pivotal time in history.
Frankly I love the word "n*gga". It is my favorite word in the English language because no other word incites more controversy today.
I wish I was a rapper. There are certainly times when I wish I could just drop an album and channel all my ideas, anger, humor and energy into some music and be done with it.
This is the way the game of basketball was played at the time. When you come to Detroit, you will get your ass whooped.
The Last Dance - Episode 3
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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.
Michael Jordan in The Last Dance - Episode 10
It's a great run, we'd had a wonderful time. Good Team. Time to go.
Phil Jackson in The Last Dance - Episode 10
There are certain sports figures who become a larger cultural force. Michael Jordan and the Bulls changed the culture.
Barack Obama in The Last Dance - Episode 10
Tex Winter: "Are your shoes okay? I don't want you sliding all over the damn place out there."
Michael Jordan: "I'mma slide a ring on your hand tonight, Tex. That's all you need to know."
Michael Jordan: "I'mma slide a ring on your hand tonight, Tex. That's all you need to know."
Michael Jordan in The Last Dance - Episode 10
Sports are like a gunfight and we lost to the fastest gun.
Charles Barkley in The Last Dance - Episode 6
When you see your leader working extremely hard in practice, you feel like, "man, if I don't give it my all, I shouldn't be here."
Horace Grant in The Last Dance - Episode 4
I'll play the game for free, but you get paid for the bullshit after you leave the floor.
Dennis Rodman in The Last Dance - Episode 3
Had a dream I was king, I woke up, still king
This rap game's nipple is mine for the milking
'til nobody else even f*cking feels me, 'til it kills me
I swear to God, I'll be the f*cking illest in this music
There is or there ever will be, disagree?
This rap game's nipple is mine for the milking
'til nobody else even f*cking feels me, 'til it kills me
I swear to God, I'll be the f*cking illest in this music
There is or there ever will be, disagree?
Eminem - Lighters
5Now this shit's about to kick off, this party looks wack
Let's take it back to straight hip-hop and start it from scratch
Let's take it back to straight hip-hop and start it from scratch
Eminem - Berzerk, Album: The Marshall Mathers LP 2
5You can go back to teams like Detroit, the Bad Boys. Those guys had great chemistry, that's why they won.
Walk until the darkness is a memory, and you become the sun on the next traveler's horizon.
Kobe Bryant in Training Camp
1There's a lot of players who, especially today, do all of these fancy ball handling drills and work on using a million different moves, none of which they'll be able to actually do in a game. It was refreshing to watch Sabrina play, who just thought the game at a different level.
Kobe Bryant - January 2020
I 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
1Phil, you let this dude [Dennis Rodman] go to vacation, we not gonna see him. You let him go to Vegas, we definitely not gonna see him.
Michael Jordan in The Last Dance - Episode 3
Walked 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
German friends that come visit always buy jerseys. I say, "hold on let me get a sharpie", and they say, "oh no. That's ok. This is actually Luka's. Do you mind getting it signed?"
Dirk Nowitzki - April 2022
You guys are better people than players - that means a lot!
Gordon Herbert - September 2023, about Germany winning the World Cup
I love the Philippines. But they need better beer!
Gordon Herbert - September 2023, about Germany winning the World Cup
You're only concerned if you know you don't have it. We have it.
LeBron James - Olympia 2012 - nach Vorrundenspiel gegen Argentinien
2We cancelling sporting events, school, office work, etc etc. What we really need to cancel is 2020! Damn it's been a rough 3 months. God bless and stay safe.
LeBron James - March 2020
1I learned a lot I wouldn't have learned roaming the streets of Dallas.
I felt like calling attention to AIDS. I had the AIDS ribbon colored into my hair during the playoffs in '95.
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'm not worried about facing the Sacramento Queens. Write it down. Take a picture. I'm not going to talk about this all year. When I get back, there's going to be trouble.
I want to become one of the best players, so if you want to be one the best, you have to elevate all aspects of your game.
If you are going to do something, you have to do it for yourself, and that's what I try to do. I try to be authentic and try to be original, so that's what I try to be. A lot of people try to build big brands but have received bad advice, and they don't try to be authentic and real with themselves.
I learn from my mistakes. I did something stupid, and I'm just looking forward to the future.
Derrick Rose - after being caught speeding
1I'm truly blessed. Everything has just been like a dream come true. This just tops it off - I'm playing at the highest level of basketball and it's in my hometown. I really can't believe it right now.
Derrick Rose - after being the #1 draft to the Chicago Bulls (2008)
Sky is the limit for her and what she can do on the court, in terms of her impact in the game but also the court as well... It's been fun to watch her journey.
Stephen Curry - February 2024
Young people need models, not critics.
It's a special group with a lot of special players, but even better human beings.
Gordon Herbert - September 2023, nach Sieg gegen USA
I think it's just God disguised as Michael Jordan.
Yes, I think the '96 Bulls are the greatest of all time. I think the 72-10 record speaks for itself and the fact that we were able to cap it off with a championship.
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