The fans really know basketball in Sacramento. They knew when we really needed their support and they were a big part of our success here.
We feel we are blessed by God. We have happy lives.
I am not going to play basketball because I have to play. I am going to play for fun.
Whatever you see in games, Kobe demands more in practice.
Basketball is like life and life is like basketball. It's just a game. So lets play the best we can while we are still here with love, compassion, selflessness fairplay and supporting each other to be bigger and better human beings.
Basketball is the opposite of selfishness, basketball is solely about giving and sharing and caring for one another.
It was a lovely story that I finished my career with Kobe, with somebody who I was traded for. I have a lot of respect for the guy. I think he's definitely, by far, the best talent that I ever, ever played with.
It's good for basketball to grow.
Kobe made an impact on basketball in a big way. He came in the League when he was 17 years old, but he was working on his game every day... The way he played, people all around the world loved the passion that he put in for basketball.
Kobe's legacy is definitely one of the best players to play this game ever.
As athletes and pro sports franchises, we have the responsibility to use our platform to affect positive change in the community. I take it seriously.
I loved the fans here in Charlotte. They were very basketball-educated, very supportive of the team.
I came here and actually fell in love with Charlotte and the Hornets. That's exactly what happened to me. I found a new way of motivation. Charlotte basically extended my career for the next seven years. I was thinking of retiring. I was 30 and played seven more years after that, just because basketball felt different here in Charlotte.
Going to Charlotte and being there two years, I missed L.A., but it was good for me.
First of all, I would love to see people remember me as a good passer, not as a good flopper. But flopping was, in some period of my career, a part of my game, especially against Shaquille O'Neal. It was the only way I could try to stop him. And I did well, I guess.
It was my dream for a long time to play in the NBA. When I was drafted, it was a challenge for me. I decided to go and see where I was compared to the best players in the world.
In the early '80s there was a big gap between the NBA and the international game and when we started making our careers here in the NBA, obviously, we became better players. When we used to play each other on the international level, that gap became smaller and smaller.
I think when you play with someone, you tend to pick up their game and try to develop something together.
The people of the Balkans are like a dysfunctional family. We may fight and argue, but in the end we are family.
I don't drive Yugo anymore, I drive Porsche.
