Larry Johnson

“Girl-wise, I never got the girl. Because of my mother and our economy, I never had clothes. And I never - like I said - dated. I didn't date at all. I was never a guy who had girlfriends.”

“In Charlotte, I thought we were on the right track. It didn't happen.”

“I only won one national championship.”

“One of my goals is to get my degree, get my education and stay healthy.”

“Maybe I'm a little biased, but I thought I could always play defense.”

“If I'm going to get suspended, I want to hit the guy.”

“In Dallas, I eat bean soup and bean pies every day. On Saturdays, I treat myself to a veggie pizza.”

“I don't know nothing about the restaurant business, but I've been around a barber shop all my life. That's where I used to get my dates in high school.”

“Don't come to me and smile and then stab me behind my back.”

“I play basketball because I like it, but the most important thing I want to do is help my family.”

“Offense is one phase of the game. You have to be able to play the other phases of the game and help your team win.”

“Vegas is my town, my people.”

“Charlie Ward was the best dude ever.”

“As far as me going out to a movie or going out to eat, and people coming up, that's fine. I love that. I'd rather have it than not have it.”

“MSG is the world's greatest arena, and New York is so competitive.”

“My five years in New York were unbelievable.”

“When I was in Vegas, people asked, 'Did you ever regret not going to SMU?' What? I'm in Vegas. I'm on TV every Saturday. I'm winning titles. Did I regret it? That's a silly question.”

“What I do in the off season that hurts me is I take a month off and I do nothing.”

“I want to play 11, 12 years right here and then retire - and win us some national championships, and be the Michael Jordan of Charlotte. This is the place that drafted me, that paid me. This is the place I should be loyal to.”

“Most of the power forwards in the NBA are 6'10', 6'11', making it difficult for a player at 6'7', 6'8' to the play the position.”