Once You Are Labeled 'the Best' You

Basketball Was Always A Game To Me. One Of The Greatest Things In Life For Me Was To Be Able To Play What I Loved Dearly And Get Paid For It. So It Was Always A Game To Me And That's How I Perceived Everything.

When I Was A Player, I Didn't Expect My Teammates To Play The Way I Did. I Did Expect Them To Work Hard Every Day And Get Better. And I Never Learned Anything By Losing.

I Don't Know If I Practiced More Than Anybody, But I Sure Practiced Enough. I Still Wonder If Somebody - Somewhere - Was Practicing More Than Me.

It Makes Me Sick When I See A Guy Just Stare At A Loose Ball And Watch It Go Out Of Bounds.

My Coach Told Me, "larry, No Matter How Much You Work At It, There's Always Someone Out There Who's Working Just A Little Harder - If You Take 150 Practice Shots, He's Taking 200." And That Drove Me.