Well, I'm A Professional.

Elgin's Game Was An Incredible Performance, Also. I Don't Think There's Any Comparison. Elgin Did It Without Three-point Lines. His Game Was Attacking The Hoop And Hitting Jumpers Inside 20 Feet. Kobe's Range Is Unreal, And He Does It His Way.

My High School Had Been A Renovated Old Hospital, So When I First Came To The Ucla Campus In The Spring Of 1965, I Was Immediately Impressed By The Classic Northern Italian Architecture That Was Mixed With Futuristic Ultra-modern Buildings. The Classic Architecture Gave It The Heft Of Old Wisdom While The Modernistic Look Inspired Hope For The Future.

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.

Either Because I Was An Athlete Or Because I Was Black - Probably Both - There Seemed To Be A Clear Assumption That I Wouldn't Be Up To The Work.

The '80s Made Up For All The Abuse I Took During The '70s. I Outlived All My Critics. By The Time I Retired, Everybody Saw Me As A Venerable Institution. Things Do Change.