At some point, I don't want to have any obligation. And just chill out.

I'm not a role model... Just because I dunk a basketball doesn't mean I should raise your kids.

Sometimes that light at the end of the tunnel is a train.

My idea of religion is we are supposed to bring people together. We are not supposed to judge other people.

The main thing to do is relax and let your talent do the work.

Poor people cannot rely on the government to come to help you in times of need. You have to get your education. Then nobody can control your destiny.

These are my new shoes. They're good shoes. They won't make you rich like me, they won't make you rebound like me, they definitely won't make you handsome like me. They'll only make you have shoes like me. That's it.

If you are black on television, you are probably going to be some kind of thug, gangster, or portrayed in a negative light. If you are some type of Muslim, you are going to be blowing stuff up. If you are Hispanic, you are going to be some type of gangbanger. I've felt like this for years.

Just because you say something doesn't make it controversial, and it doesn't make you a bad person.

My initial response was to sue her for defamation of character, but then I realized that I had no character.

You know it's going to hell when the best rapper out there is white and the best golfer is black.

I don't care what people think. People are stupid.

Everybody wants to talk about black and white, when the situation is really about rich people against poor people.

For some reason, we're brainwashed to think if you're not a thug or an idiot, you're not black enough. If you go to school, make good grades, speak intelligent, and don't break the law, you're not a good black person.

Neither one of the parties is doing anything for poor people. They're both full of it. Black people have been voting Democratic their whole life, and they're still poor. And the Republicans don't do anything for poor people, either.

Everybody wants to protect their own tribe, whether they are right or wrong.

The only difference between a good shot and a bad shot is if it goes in or not.

I'm not paid to be a role model, parents should be role models.

Just because you watch 'Grey's Anatomy' doesn't mean you can do the operation.

Racism exists, but what I want to do is start a dialogue.

I think sports has done a disservice for a lot of black kids thinking they can only be successful through athletics and entertainment. I want them to know they can be doctors, lawyers, teachers, fireman, police officers, etc.

I truly believe that building bridges, not building walls and not giving into fear, will make our communities better.

We don't need refs, but I guess white guys need something to do.

See, my hope and dream is that people have a good time watching basketball. It's not church. It's not serious.

If I weren't earning $3 million a year to dunk a basketball, most people on the street would run in the other direction if they saw me coming.

Racism is here and will always exist, but we can't use it as a crutch.

I've always said that: 'We as black people, if you want respect, you have to give each other respect.' You can't demand respect from white people and the cops if we don't respect each other.

If I'm going to be straightforward, like I always try to be, I know guys are going to come back at me sometimes.

I love New York City; I've got a gun.

The Republicans always do a good job of dividing and conquering. They do a really good job of making black folks, poor white folks, and Hispanics not like each other.

I live in Arizona. I think the Hispanic people are amazing. I think when people talk about illegal immigration... it does them a disservice.

We can't pick out certain incidentals that don't go our way and act like the cops are all bad... Do you know how bad some of these neighborhoods would be if it wasn't for the cops?

I know that I'm never as good or bad as any single performance. I've never believed my critics or my worshippers, and I've always been able to leave the game at the arena.

Unfortunately, as I tell my white friends, we, as black people, we're never going to be successful - not because of you white people but because of other black people. When you're black, you have to deal with so much crap in your life from other black people.

My perspective is never gonna change on that... We've got to do a much better job to take care of poor people, because you cannot put all the poor people in bad neighborhoods, send them to bad schools, and say, 'Good luck in life.' That's just not right.

'War Eagle' is like 'I love you.'

Nobody doesn't like meat.

LeBron is a great player and a great guy, but he's a drama queen.

The only people who distrust the cops are crooks. They're not out there just harassing innocent people. Maybe sometimes they do. But there's no inherent situation where cops are deliberately out there harassing people.

I'm not going to waste my time worrying about these Confederate statues. That's wasted energy.

I'm willing to sit down with anybody and have constructive criticism.

What bothers me the most are the Republicans and the Democrats: they act like little kids. They are lying to real people out here trying to get through life.

I wish the American public wasn't so stupid if they realized that half the people on television make a living just to insult the other party.

If you're a poor white person and your life sucks, it's easy for you to blame Hispanics cos you don't want to look in the mirror and say, 'I'm the reason my life sucks.' The Republicans do a good job exploiting that.

I never would say a player stinks. Ever. I'll tell you their team stinks, and first of all, they know their team stinks. And the fans know their team stinks.

I'm not going to get upset because somebody said something bad about me.

I think anybody who is racist is an idiot whether they are black or white.

Golf is fun - until you hit somebody in the head.

I don't know what that gas is made of, but it can't smell any worse than Ernie Johnson 's gym bag.

One thing about being famous is the people around you, you pay all their bills so they very rarely disagree with you because they want you to pick up the check.