I can't think ok, I got 35 points, he got 35, I did something good.

If he's averaging 25 points and I can contain him to 17, then I've won the battle. If he averages 12 assists and I kept him to seven, I'm winning the game.

The point guards that I like are the ones that are playing like point guards.

When I was talking a lot of trash, a lot of the guys knew that when I started getting serious was when I started getting a little bit quieter. If I started locking up somebody, then I'd start talking even more and I'd talk more aggressive. But once I stopped, they knew I was really serious.

I would never have wanted to play with Magic Johnson, I would never have wanted to play with Michael Jordan, I would never have wanted to play with Karl Malone or John Stockton in my prime. We wanted to play against the Shaqs, the Kobes.

I own 60 retro jerseys. I've got everybody - the late Derrick Thomas, a lot of people.

Coaching is something I really would do. A lot of people don't think I'm serious about it. I like working with the kids. When you work with the guys one-on-one and get them to understand it's a little bit better. That's the way I was taught by Tim Grgurich. That's how he taught us.

I don't miss basketball because I've already got in my mind that I did what I had to do for 17 years. I think I'm satisfied with what I did.

I don't give a damn about MVP.

I'm not a practice player.

Wilt Chamberlain, by far, is my best basketball player. Best athlete ever.

LeBron is making a case for himself to be one of the greatest players to ever play.

You've got to be on all-league teams before you can say that you are going to be a great basketball player.

You don't have to like me, but I'm going to tell you the truth. If you don't like what I'm saying, then go out and prove it.

I know who can play and who can't play and I'm very straight-forward... If you can play, you can play; if you can't, you can't.

To let somebody get 30 points on you, and you feel good because you got 35 on them, that's not good for me, you know what I'm saying? If I get 35, I want him to get 12 or 14 because that means I've done something. I've done my job. I went out there and played hard and did what I had to do.

Larry Bird was a talker. He'd tell you something and you'd be like, are you kidding me? You're really telling me that?

You talk about rowdy - in Oakland the players were on you. The refs were on you. The stands were on you. You had to talk back or you were a sissy; you'd get run out of the league. Afterward? Yeah, it was kind of a, uh, struggle to get out of the gym. Cops had to be everywhere. Which was lucky.

I've loved my days at Oregon State.

I like comfortable clothes, so I get most of my pants and shirts made.

I'm not into the European-style clothes.

I'm always going to admire my father more than anybody in life.

I was really excited about going to Miami because of coach Riley. And getting with him has been a change for me and really good for me.

Coming from Oakland, Calif., I never thought I'd be a Hall of Famer. I wasn't thinking about basketball like that.

When I made it to the pros I wanted to be a guy who could stay in the league, be OK, do whatever I had to do to make some money and do what I do. As the years started coming, I started getting better.

You don't just come in and say, 'Bam, I'm mature; I'm the leader.' It took time for me to grow into this and learn how to talk to certain players and how to handle certain situations.

Part of being a leader means knowing who you can go after and who you should pat on the butt.

The NBA tries to be about flash. But real fans recognize the guy who makes things happen.

Guys like Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Kevin Garnett, they'll take bad criticism in a good way.

I hope they'll say I was one of the hardest-working basketball players on both ends of the floor.

The trash-talking, I think I would like to take that back. I really didn't want to get known as that, but that was just the way I was, the way I grew up back in Oakland, Calif., back on the playgrounds.

My designs are free-flowing in their approach, and I want to create an ambience of warmth and tranquility.

Dining should be a delightful and a beautiful experience.

Time for creative ideation and quiet reflection is as much a luxury as is the physical beauty of the space you live in.

My design preference tends towards warmth, comfort, and minimalism.

When your heart is in the right place and you give your best, nothing can go wrong.

I'm sure I will reach a position in my life where people will understand it's not about being Mrs. Shah Rukh Khan but about the work I do.

The thought of buying a gift and wrapping is too much of an effort for me.

I have a passion for design. Be it a line of clothes or taking a gut decision with unique pieces of furniture, one should always be willing to experiment.

I was an arts student. I did graphic design. Being an artist, I did a lot of paintings. I have always had that creative side to me.

Personally, one of the greatest sources of inspiration for my work has been architecture. I've had the chance to see so many exquisite structures, whether they are historical monuments or modern commercial premises.

Shah Rukh is very romantic in real life, too.

Gauri Khan Designs has bespoke furniture for your living room - and the outdoors, too!

I think it's important to keep moving forward so that the soul can grow.

Shah Rukh has definitely been my inspiration. He is extremely focused in his work and is extremely ambitious.

I feel that I am leading a very normal life, where I am just another working woman like anyone else.

I have a stronger personality than Shah Rukh. He is an entity on his own, and I don't consider him a superstar when I'm with him in the house. He's just my husband, and I respect him as that.

Every home, office, club, yacht, landscape, or piece of furniture I may design will be different from the other. What will be consistent, however, is my own personal sense of style through it all.

It was a wonderful experience to design the Pride of Cows limited-edition bottle.

Our home in Dubai is a beach house, so it's more casual and not formal in its tone. It's a holiday home. We are mostly in the pool or on the beach or in the sun. It's an outdoor place for the family. So there are mudbikes, a boat, football posts, and the pool is heated.