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Sports are such a great teacher. I think of everything they've taught me: camaraderie, humility, how to resolve differences.


We all know what flopping is when we see it. The stuff that you see is where guys aren't really getting hit at all and are just flailing around like a fish out of water.


At the end of 2003, my game was complete. Shooting, defense, using the dribble, transition, midrange stuff was all there. Then it was about fine-tuning and trying to improve in each area.


If I panic, everyone else panics.


The Black Mamba collection of watches is me: It is my alter ego, so to speak. As I mentioned before, it is sharp, cutting edge and sleek which are characteristics I try to apply when I'm out there on the basketball court.


It's disgusting, but my father taught me when your mouth gets dry, just suck the sweat out of your own jersey. There's no bravado to any of it; it's just a disgusting little trick.


Pooper scooper? Yeah, I've done it a few times. Every once in a while, you have to.


Magic has five championships. I have five championships. I'm pretty sure we both know what we're doing.


Winning takes precedence over all. There's no gray area. No almosts.


I don't talk trash often, but when I do, I go for the jugular.


The only thing I'm afraid of is bees. I don't like bees. I'm allergic to them.


There's been a lot of talk of me being a one-man show but that's simply not the case. We win games when I score 40 points and we've won when I score 10.


I'm not the most patient of people.


I like playing for the purple and gold. This is where I want to finish up.


I'm extremely willful to win, and I respond to challenges. Scoring titles and stuff like that... it sounds, well, I don't care how it sounds - to me, scoring comes easy. It's not a challenge to me to win the scoring title, because I know I can.


I love going one-on-one with someone. That's what I do. I've never lost. It's a whole different game, just to have them right in front of you and be able to do whatever you want.


It's different from being 21 and you think there's endless amount of opportunities. At 33, the ending is much, much closer.


It never bothered me when people would say, 'You only win championships because you're playing with Shaq.' It bothered me when he said it.


Christmas morning, I'm going to open presents with my kids. I'm going to take pictures of them opening the presents. Then I'm going to come to the Staples Center and get ready to work.


In an individual sport, yes, you have to win titles. Baseball's different. But basketball, hockey? One person can control the tempo of a game, can completely alter the momentum of a series. There's a lot of great individual talent.