“I want to wake up every day and do whatever comes in my mind, and not ...” — Michael Jordan Quote

“I want to wake up every day and do whatever comes in my mind, and not feel pressure or obligations to do anything else in my life.”

“I play to win, whether during practice or a real game. And I will not let anything get in the way of me and my competitive enthusiasm to win.”

“The game of basketball has been everything to me. My place of refuge, place I've always gone where I needed comfort and peace. It's been the site of intense pain and the most intense feelings of joy and satisfaction. It's a relationship that has evolved over time, given me the greatest respect and love for the game.”

“I built my talents on the shoulders of someone else's talent.”

“I will not quit this game because of what the media has done to me.”

“Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.”

“There's a danger in anything that is unfamiliar. That's the world we live in.”

“I feel like one of the things that I watched that I felt was really helpful in some way but, more than anything, is worth mentioning was this film 'Boogie Man.' It's a documentary about Lee Atwater.”

“Hungry people cannot be good at learning or producing anything, except perhaps violence.”

“Carry the battle to them. Don't let them bring it to you. Put them on the defensive and don't ever apologize for anything.”

“The best version of surfing is not competing, I think. It's just... it's perfect. You're perfectly present. You're perfectly in the moment. You're perfectly not thinking about anything else in the world. You're just surfing. You're surfing away with your friends or your family, and that's it. You're just there.”

“Straight edge is everything about a personal decision to not live my life under the influence or not being aware. I pretty much don't like anything that alters my view of reality or my perception or my grasp.”