“Hard work by itself isn't worth two cents on a rainy day if it doesn't give you a good life.”

“(L)ife is like walking between two tall buildings on a tightrope. For some, the rope is wide enough and the walk is easy. For others, it's narrow and hard and maybe there's a strong wind blowing through their days”

“It's a hard life sometimes and the biggest temptation is to let how hard it is be an excuse to weaken”

“What some people wanted was sometimes too hard to get, and the stress of trying was sometimes too hard to deal with... Maybe doing well in life was just too hard for some people.”

“Cutting people out of your life is easy, keeping them in is hard.”

“No matter what...ball made my heart beat faster, made me want to jump up and down and be Superman. That's what life was about anyway, being Superman and living like life itself was important. Basketball made my life important.”

“My job is to make sure the law works for you as well as against you, and to make you a human being in the eyes of the jury.”