For me to be here tonight, everything had to be perfect. I had to get drafted by Utah, had to play with a point guard like John Stockton, and had to be coached by Jerry Sloan and Frank Layden. — Karl Malone Copy Share Image
Everything I've been through, everything I'm about to go through in my career and my life, if my family wasn't with me and didn't… — Karl Malone Copy Share Image
I spent a lot of time doing things other people wanted me to do, so I'm doing what I want to do now — Karl Malone Copy Share Image
When I said I retired from basketball playing, I have retired. You will not see me play again. That is a promise. — Karl Malone Copy Share Image
I have to be working, doing things. That's the way I grew up and the way I was taught — Karl Malone Copy Share Image
I never felt I had the kind of relationship with Magic that I could just pick up the phone and call him at home. — Karl Malone Copy Share Image
I don't know what my label is. I just think of myself as a plain forward. I like to think I have some finesse… — Karl Malone Copy Share Image
What excites me the most is when a coach calls a timeout and chews out his forward because I just dunked on his head. — Karl Malone Copy Share Image
You have injuries that bother you when you're not playing. When that horn blows, you don't feel it. — Karl Malone Copy Share Image
Misery loves company. This is a Hollywood soap opera, and I'm not going to be a star in another Bryant soap opera. — Karl Malone Copy Share Image
