Basketball GOAT Ranking

I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and mis...

I can't jump the highest. ... Whatever that means, however you got on that mountain, why not try to climb it?

Strive for greatness.

If you want to be great, you have to put in the work.

LeBron James' self-proclamation as basketball's GOAT... It's a little disappointing hearing him play this imaginary game.

Ask not what your teammates can do for you. Ask what you can do for your teammates.

Can you dig it?

Job's not finished.

Second all-time leading scorer in NBA history

Board man gets paid.

We talkin' about practice. Not a game. Not a game. We talkin' about practice.

Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Until your good is better and your better is best.

Nobody roots for Goliath.

Which one of you guys is going to come in second?

I just love playing basketball and competing.

All-time leader in assists and steals

Only player to lead the NCAA

Most points scored in an NBA Finals game (61)

Only player to outscore Michael Jordan in a playoff series

Youngest player to record a 20-20 game

I'm not a system player. I am a system.

Only player to win MVP in both the ABA and the NBA

Most offensive rebounds in a career

First player in NBA history to average 30 points

Only player to be named NBA Finals MVP from the losing team

Shortest player to lead the league in rebounding

First player to score 20

Concentration and mental toughness are the margins of victory.

I play with calm, patience, and confidence.

Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard.

I want to be a hunter, not the hunted.

The job is done, we can go home now.

Highest career points per 36 minutes for a power forward

First player in NBA history to record back-to-back games with at least 20 points and 20 assists

First player to average a triple-double for an entire season

Only player to win an NBA championship and Olympic gold medal in the same year twice

One of only four players to record a quadruple-double

Only player to reach at least 25

New York Knicks' all-time leading scorer

One of only three players with at least 20

Boston Celtics' all-time leading scorer

Forced several rule changes in the NBA

Youngest player in NBA history to make 10 three-pointers in a game

Most points in a playoff game by a Knicks player (47)

First rookie since LeBron James to record at least 25 points