David Robinson

Michael, to me, he was an assassin. He was one of those guys that prepared himself extremely well and was relentless in his attacking. And there are a few guys who have that mentality. I think Kobe Bryant has that type of mentality, and LeBron has that type of mentality. ”

Obviously, I'm not working out the way I was when I was playing. I do yoga. I swim a lot. I'm drinking a lot of good, healthy mixes. I got myself a Vitamix. ”

When you get that signing bonus, don't start thinking about all the things you can do with $1 million. ”

Just being raised in a home where my mother, from as early as I can remember, always taught me to be thinking about other people first, basically that our service was going to be the measure of our success. ”

Marc Gasol, he's more of a true center. There are guys who play that traditional center role, but the game is also played differently now. ”

When all else fails, trust God. ”

I know I will leave my work unfinished. I just hope I planted enough seeds in my children and grandchildren that they will continue. ”

Keep working and saving and striving for a better future for your children, and for their children, even if you won't be around to see it pay off. ”

My dad was enlisted in the Navy; my mother was a nurse. It just was never a thought process. It was just go to the best school you can go to, do the best you possibly can do, and be the best person you can possibly be, and I think our faith had a lot to do with that. ”

In the NBA, you're taking a bunch of different talents, and you're managing them. You have to give them a system; you have to give them a belief. That's why coaches like Phil Jackson and Gregg Popovich are so great: because they gave the team confidence in the system and in their ability to execute night in and night out. ”