Athlete

If I'm the weak link or whatever, I guess that means I've got something to prove. I've always had something to prove.

Everybody else is calling this 'Reggie's Team' and that's fine with me. It's just another challenge I have to face, and I look forward to it.

I've never been scared of contact. Now I get to bring it, that's what I love to do, so I'm going to bring it.

For me, that's natural. The instinct to score comes naturally and if you have it, you've got to go to it.

I never really looked at myself as a scorer, but if the shot is there, I'm certainly going to take it.

I want to be back every year. If I don't go, I want it to be because someone else just was having a great season. I want it to at least be a close call.

I think around the league, I'm getting more respect. And that's great.

Basically, I'm more confident in my whole game.

I worked a lot on my ball-handling and outside shooting during the off season.

Scoring a lot of points is great when you win, but when you lose it doesn't matter.

You have to step up when your number is called.

I don't want the All-Star Game to be a one-time thing.

Around here, though, people don't treat me any differently. That's to be expected. I don't mind at all, being in the shadow of three Hall of Famers. I just want to learn all I can from them.

The Knicks left me open a lot of times the last time we played them, and I was just making sure I took the shots that were there.