"I'm tired of hearing about money, money, money, money, money. I just want to play the game, drink Pepsi, wear Reebok."

“I'm very excited about my new agreement with the Heat. This contract allows me to address all of my family's long-term financial goals while allowing the Heat the ability to acquire those players that we need to win a championship.”

“I knew I was dog meat. Luckily, I'm the high-priced dog meat that everybody wants. I'm the good-quality dog meat. I'm the Alpo of the NBA.”

“Why don't you bring your face up here and let me punch it? Then you can tell me if I'm stronger.”

“I would like to be refered to as 'The Big Aristotle'.”

“We want to win. We want to win big. We want to win the whole thing.”

“This is a tough game. There are times when you've got to play hurt, when you've got to block out the pain.”

“If they want to play football, we can play football.”

“I don't get nervous in any situation. There's no such thing as nerves when you're playing games.”

“I put a lot into it, and when I am done playing, I plan on going undercover and then being the sheriff or chief of police somewhere, either Miami or Orlando, I don't know yet,”

“And I want to do it the right way, like everybody else, not just a famous figurehead that gets a job because he is a famous basketball player. I want to really learn the business.”