You Have To Be Un-compromised In Your

I Play To Win, Whether During Practice Or A Real Game.

How Many Times Have Your Parents Told You Not To Do Things, And The Next Thing You Know, You Go Do It? And You Realized You Shouldn't Have Done It.

There Are No Shortcuts. I Approached Practices The Same Way I Approached Games. You Can't Turn It On And Off Like A Faucet. I Couldn't Dog It During Practice And Then, When I Needed That Extra Push Late In The Game, Expect It To Be There. Very Few People Get Anywhere By Taking Shortcuts.

When I Was Playing Before I Retired, I Never Really Understood The Appreciation And The Respect That People Gave Me. People Had Treated Me Like A God Or Something, And That Was Very Embarrassing.

The Game Of Basketball Has Been Everything To Me. My Place Of Refuge, Place I've Always Gone Where I Needed Comfort And Peace. It's Been The Site Of Intense Pain And The Most Intense Feelings Of Joy And Satisfaction. It's A Relationship That Has Evolved Over Time, Given Me The Greatest Respect And Love For The Game.