“What I want to do for Mom - I want her to be able to understand that s...” — Larry Johnson Quote

“What I want to do for Mom - I want her to be able to understand that she can do anything she wants. I want her to be able to say, 'I've never been to so-and-so,' and go. She deserves that.”

“MSG is the world's greatest arena, and New York is so competitive.”

“What I hate more than sitting out is being on the floor and not being 100 percent. You know you can make this move, or guard this guy better, but something is hampering you from doing it, and in the NBA. finals I hate that more than sitting out.”

“I used to run the streets, my mom used to be crying all the time, coming to get me out of the police station all the time. Sports took me off the street.”

“Saw the best boxer, pound for pound: Roy Jones. Not a lot of hype, though.”

“I hope people understand that Jerry Tarkanian gave young black males a chance to better themselves and the lives of their families when no one else would. The way Coach talked to me, he spoke my language. I needed that type of voice in my life.”

“Messi deserves to win this World Cup for all he has done for football.”

“Everyone deserves to laugh for at least 30 minutes, and 'Ballers' gives you that.”

“I need scarcely observe that a poem deserves its title only inasmuch as it excites, by elevating the soul. The value of the poem is in the ratio of this elevating excitement.”

“If a game is meant to be played by everybody, it deserves to be on multiple platforms so everybody can play it.”

“A woman experiencing an unplanned pregnancy also deserves to experience unplanned joy.”

“Too many U.S. adults have a heart age years older than their real age, increasing their risk of heart disease and stroke. Everybody deserves to be young - or at least not old - at heart.”