I went into a restaurant one night and ordered lobster, and the waiter brought me one with a claw missing. I called him over and told him about it. He told me that in the back there's a tank they keep the lobsters in and while they're in there, they fight and sometimes one loses a claw. I told him 'then bring me a winner.'

I don't discuss basketball. I dictate basketball. I'm not interested in philosophy classes.

The people who know basketball, their elevators don't go to the top.

I'm not saying that they were Einsteins; they were marginal students. But every ballplayer whoever touched me has moved up his station in life. And the players moved up my station.

The best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores.

The next time I will cry is when I die. My life has been that beautiful.

Remember, half the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their class.