I was hurting. I had some ailments I was dealing with. It's not like I was holding out.

I can still play this game at a high level; I've proven that. I want to be home. I want to be close to my family. I want to be close to my foundation and my business interests.

I was hurting. I had some ailments I was dealing with. It's not like I was holding out.

I've got to worry about Alonzo Mourning, because a year or two ago there was a chance that Alonzo Mourning wouldn't be standing here talking to you. That's the cold reality of it.

Once my doctor began treating my kidney disease, my greatest challenge was the constant exhaustion. Fortunately, my doctor explained that anemia was causing my exhaustion and that people with serious illnesses, like kidney disease, may be at increased risk for anemia.

There's a disappointment there because I still feel there's an emptiness in my career that just wasn't filled.

I want to live 50 more years. I'm 33 years old... and I want to live to at least be 80 and see my kids grow up and see my grandkids. That's important to me.

When the new ownership came in, they made some decisions I wasn't pleased with. And when they changed the whole aspect of it, I just totally lost interest.

A win is a win, regardless of how you look at it.

I am reaching a point in my life where the basketball chapter in my life is slowly closing from a competition standpoint.

I feel like in America, we don't have a kid problem. You think about all these issues that these kids are dealing with, we have an adult problem. We have adults that do not place the priority on our kids to get a valuable education.

I feel that each and every one of us as individuals has a responsibility to one another. None of us would be here without the help of someone else - whether it be guardians, teachers, parents, relatives, etc. - someone contributed to your well being as a person. We're all connected in so many different ways.

I had individuals in my life to help me make the right decisions because it wasn't about them accepting handouts. It was about them making the right decisions for me.

I had to develop the mentality and stay positive about making my comeback.

I have an incredible amount of basketball knowledge, and I think a lot of that is derived from having a Hall of Fame college basketball coach who was very knowledgeable of the game and I had a great high school coach who was also very knowledgeable.

I know that all good things must come to an end and I've had an incredible ride. I just want to end it on the right note.

I listen to myself, I listen to my body, my mind; I follow my heart.

I think in every lesson there's a blessing, and there's so many blessings from all the lessons I've had to go through in life.

I'm excited about what the future will bring and I think the best is yet to come.

I've got to make some decisions just like any other player that has ever played this game, that eventually the clock stops, their basketball clock stops.

If I would have listened to other people back in 2000 telling me I should have stopped playing basketball because of a kidney disease, I wouldn't have won a world championship.

If we all make a concerted effort and try to improve the life of someone else, then this world would be a better place to live in.

My health is the No. 1 concern and my longevity is the No. 1 concern.

So many people feel that once you reach a certain age then it's time for you to retire from a sport you love. I don't think that's true at all. I think age should not dictate that.

There's nobody else on the face of this earth that's playing a sport at a highest level... with a transplant. That alone continues to inspire me, because I realize throughout the whole world the struggles that people are going through. I need to inspire them the best way I can.

Tough times don't last, but tough people do. And I've been through some tough times, and I know a lot of people can recall tough times, and maybe are going through some tough times right now, but they don't last.

You can play a particular sport as long as you take good care of your body and you're confident enough and still have that hunger to where you want to be a part of an organization, a group of individuals where you feel you can contribute to the success of that team.

The more successful I become, the more I need a man.

Embrace your responsibility to dream big.

Working is a great distraction technique.

The Lakers had been home to me, unlike the home I had grown up and felt apart from.

Have you ever loved somebody, loved her completely, but had to end the relationship for life reasons?

If the room falls silent for a moment, all I hear is white noise.

I think for the wounded, ill and injured warriors, they need the best possible care that we can give them - a continuum of care that not only started on the battlefield and extended all the way to the wonderful medical facilities that we have here in the United States - but beyond.

I didn't go to university, and so, every time that I work, I'm looking for a teacher in a way. I'm looking for people that I can learn from and to have the chance to work with people that I admire.

Every one of our passions and affections hath its natural stint and bound, which may easily be exceeded; whereas our enjoyments can possibly be but in a determinate measure and degree.

People don't always get what they deserve in this world.

The movies 'Dope' and 'Straight Outta Compton' blew me away. I love seeing directors and writers of color make amazing slices of pop culture.

I think it's important to find the little things in everyday life that make you happy.

Life could be so bad. Situation might be so hard but the Knowledge that you have GOD is something that cheers you up.

When you look at Prince Charles, don't you think that someone in the Royal family knew someone in the Royal family?

Look in the mirror, stare back at yourself and if you can't honestly say that you're perfect, then you have a right to judge the person standing beside you.

Gratitude and attitude are not challenges; they are choices.

Bank failures are caused by depositors who don't deposit enough money to cover losses due to mismanagement.

Writing is challenging work because its so easy to get consumed with how its going whats going to happen to it whos going to like or not like it. You want to get all of that stuff out of your head and just let the work flow.

Friendship is almost always the union of a part of one mind with the part of another; people are friends in spots.

I do not support driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants.

If there's one thing that I've done on purpose it's to take whatever job, so long as it's interesting and challenging, whether it's theatre, radio, TV or film.

If this humor be the safety of our race, then it is due largely to the infusion into the American people of the Irish brain.