"I'm not a politician. I'm a basketball player."

"I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. An…"

"I want to be the best. Simple as that."

"I've always been a very confident person. I don't think I'm arrogant, but I'm confident."

"I'm not a perfect person. I've made mistakes. But I've always tried to learn from them."