I've always been a very harsh judge of talent because if you don't play the game on both ends of the court, and if you don't play hard every night, I'm probably not going to be in love with you as a player. I'm going to respect you because you're good, but these players are unique.
— Jerry West
I enjoy winning, but more importantly, I enjoy the people I'm around.
I remember, years ago, if I had had an opportunity to leave the Lakers, I would have left for one reason: because I did not like an owner that was not telling me the truth. And it would have made no difference what they would have offered me; I would have left.
When it's time for me to walk away from something, I walk away from it. My mind, my body, my conscience tell me that enough is enough.
You can't get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good.
If you don't want to win, you don't want to be around me.
Coaches who have been players in the league, they get so attuned to playing how they were successful and who their coaches were.
The support this city and our fans have shown the Grizzlies made my decision to stay in Memphis an easy one. Memphis deserves a championship team, and I am committed to that.
To be candid with you, free agency hurts all sports. It's great for athletes making an enormous amount of money. But to say it helps the sports, I don't believe that.
Confidence is a lot of this game or any game. If you don't think you can, you won't.
I'm just ultracompetitive. I will be till they put me in the grave.
I hate to say it's not a Laker but Michael Jordan. He's been the greatest player I've ever seen. And I'm probably a harsh judge of talent in the sense that I admire players that are really good defensive players and really good offensive players.
I don't know anything else but the Lakers. This has certainly been more than a job for me as a player. It has certainly meant more to me than just an occupation.
It's discouraging for me to come out there and watch the lack of fan support for a good team.
