Coming from Flint, I was really immature on the court and off the court.
I'm an assassin on the court. And at home, I'm a nun.
There is no place on or off the court for language that disrespects anyone's sexual orientation. That is not who I am or what I believe, and I will strive every day to be a better person.
Michael Jordan on the court is a completely different guy. If the play requires him to leap out all the way and grab the ball, that's what he'll do. He may be a completely shy, withdrawn sort of person [off the court].
Manners are manners. Jimmy Connors and Ilie Nastase have no respect. I don't want my kid seeing Nastase play. The demeanor you show on the court is important to tennis.... Maybe we (yesterday's stars) were too stereotyped. But we were told to behave or they'd take our racket away.
The American people increasingly are losing confidence in the Supreme Court, in large part because of the behavior of certain members of that Court and because of certain rulings, including the Dobbs decision, and taking away a precedent that had been in place for 50 years, protecting a woman’s right to make decisions about her own body. So I do believe that there should be some kind of reform of the Court.
Stated in an October 23, 2024, CNN Town Hall with Anderson Cooper
Because of how I am on the court, people think I'm wild and crazy. But really, I'm a kick-back guy, so Seattle suits me fine.
I don't care if X don't like X off the court... As long as you're on the court playing hard and playing for each other, that's all that matters to me.
Those that are good manners at the court are as ridiculous in the country, as the behavior of the country is most mockable at the court.
No one has ever bitten me, and I've never bitten anyone on the court.
The maxim of courts is that manner is power.
That kind of always been apart of my personality, just mild-mannered, poised, trying to keep my poise. Doesn't always work out that way but I try when I'm on the court to stabilize things.
I'm accustomed to playing basketball really rough. When I came into the league, I was used to fighting on the court. That's how I grew up playing basketball.