As for my shooting, I really think that what I've done since I was little really paid off. That's become one of my weapons even after I've come to the States.
Blake Griffin has shown he can be an All-NBA performer.
My parents wanted to name me Karim Hill. My aunt always liked the name Dule, from this actor Keir Dullea, who was in '2001: Space Odyssey.' That's how I got the name Karim Dule Hill. Growing up, I never liked the name Karim because people would ask me, 'Could you dunk like Kareem Abdul Jabbar?'
If you want to have a lot of success, you need to have a lot of failure
It's what you get from games you lose that is extremely important.
It's easier for me to get ready for a game on the road because you're expected to lose when you play away from home. That's a challenge to right there and that perks my competitive juices.
I'm not like the next Michael Jordan, but I'm also not what everyone saw me as before I started playing in the NBA, either.
Playing with Michael Jordan would be a great opportunity for me. I would have someone around I could learn a lot from. I look up to him as a player and as a person, and that would make me a better player and person.
Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.
The goal in life is the same as in basketball: make the effort to do the best you are capable of doing--in marriage, at your job, in the community, for your country. Make the effort to contribute in whatever way you can. You may do it materially or with time, ideas, or work. Making the effort to contribute is what counts. The effort is what counts in everything.
I feel incredibly blessed to be a part of the Jordan Brand family.
Just looking down the bench and when you're on the court, you start to realize, 'I'm an All-Star.'
Basketball is a lifelong game. You continue to learn from the game day in and day out, and all along the way, you get better.
I want to play basketball so bad.
People want to be Lakers. There's just so much pressure, and some guys handle it and some guys can't.
I love playing center.
Maya Moore is one of the greatest champions in basketball, male or female.
Oh, yeah - I could see myself as a catch and shooter, come off curls and shooting. I really feel good about shooting the ball.
I was asked for years about being a Republican, probably because most black people are Democrats. My mother heard it once and called me and said 'Charles, Republicans are for the rich people.' And I said, 'Mom, I'm rich.'
I had a great job with the Knicks.
I loved Muggsy Bogues when he was in the league.
I'm not a boxer, I'm a basketball player.
Basketball isn't just a sport. It is an art, one that must be mastered to succeed.
Learning what not to do is sometimes more important than learning what to do.
I feel like I'm dreaming. 10,000 points in the NBA. It's crazy.
