I Started Playing Professional Basketball In 1971,

Goals Determine What You're Going To Be.

So Much Of Becoming A Good Athlete Involves Bringing Other Things To The Table, Other Than Physical Skills. It Involves Intelligence, It Involves Many Of The Things That You Learn During The Process Of Being Educated. How To Analyze, How To Assess, How To Equate, How To Reason.

Goals Determine What You Are Going To Be

My Role Models In The Business Were The Older Guys On My Team When I First Got There: Gray Scott, Adrian Smith, Roland Taylor. These Were The Guys Who Took Me Under Their Wing, And Really Schooled Me In Terms Of What The Business Was About.

The Biggest Thing That I Felt Basketball Could Do For Me Was Help Me Get A Good Education.