The Lakers fans have been great, even folks in the supermarket are welcoming me back.
Lakers were able to maintain a certain level of talent and success and so were the Celtics. So after awhile it became part of people's sports lore...
Practices were tough.
There are rap groups that have a positive outlook in their art. These groups should be shown as an alternative to gangsta rap.
Actor Mike Warren [was my former teammate], who was in Hill Street Blues. There are more, but it's starting to sound like a team reunion at Red Lobster. They were a great bunch of guys and we accomplished a lot together. That's something you don't forget.
The rivalry between the Lakers and Celtics endured for about eight years, and the interest grew each year.
But people don't know if I can teach the game. I know I can. My experience in Oklahoma was positive. It opened my eyes to how the game is played - the interaction among players, fans and media, how all that works. You have to know about the business of the game and how the actions of players and coaches affect the business. I think I have it down now.
You got guys now declaring they're ready to play pro ball in their second or third year of high school. It's crazy! They're missing so much.
The constant expansion has diluted the talent. Other than that, it's still the same game.
[Coaching] is a difficult job which everyone who owns a TV thinks they can do better at.
We want to show how hip-hop, which kind of fuels today's basketball stars, is directly related to jazz.
He doesn't necessarily have to learn the sky hook. He just has to learn how to be an effective post player. I think I can help him do that.
There are a lot of authors in the world, so it's difficult to find a unique niche to present your take on things. That is always a challenge for any author.
I always thought I could do a good job coaching, but the opportunities have not presented themselves.
Video games just can't compare with the variety and intensity of reading.
I think I really benefited from going to college.
A lot of young players don't really know much about the history of the game and a lot of them are missing out on what the game is all about, especially the whole concept of sportsmanship and teamwork.
I have been coaching recently. I coached high school basketball in Arizona, and I hope that more opportunities become available.
UCLA acknowledged this shift by bringing in Alex Haley (the co-author of The Autobiography of Malcolm X) and Eldridge Cleaver (Soul on Ice) as speakers.
I listen to jazz mainly. Mainstream jazz.
I need about three seats lengthwise to sleep on a plane. It's not easy for me to curl up.
I rooted for the Dodgers when they were in Brooklyn.
I think the NBA will certainly survive without Michael Jordan.
I'm not exaggerating when I say that the 761st was Patton's best tank unit and nobody knew about it.
Sports and entertainment are the only places where inner-city kids see themselves being able to succeed. Their intellectual development is something they don't relate to.
