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Everybody in the NBA works on their game. I just tried to follow that lead when I was in high school, college - and now.

In the NBA, you're taking a bunch of different talents, and you're managing them. You have to give them a system; you have to give them a belief. That's why coaches like Phil Jackson and Gregg Popovich are so great: because they gave the team confidence in the system and in their ability to execute night in and night out.

There is no such thing as a perfect basketball player, and I don't believe there is only one greatest player either.

The American attitude is 'We're the best'. That's why the NBA guys who come from other countries, the Europeans, all sort of stick together away from the game.

A lot of guys go into the NBA not being able to shoot the ball well, but then they become great shooters.

Strong college basketball is great for the NBA.

I'm just playing basketball. I just want to be a great player. That's it. That's all I'm thinking about. If the other stuff comes, it comes, but I'm just fortunate to play in the NBA Finals and just to play basketball, period.

I met wonderful people playing in the NBA. Whether it is the officials, the scorekeepers, all the people who work for the NBA, not just for the Lakers, but I'm talking about just for the league itself.

There are 30 great jobs in the NBA, and I've got one of them.

People who understand basketball definitely appreciate what I bring to the table.