Winning is overrated. The only time it is really important is in surgery and war.

Make your life exciting. Do what you have to do as long as you don't hurt people.

You measure a player from the head up.

I don't know why people question the academic training of an athlete. Fifty percent of the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their classes.

The only mystery in life is why the kamikaze pilots wore helmets.

Butch, you come from DeWitt Clinton. There are five thousand brothers in that school. You're the best there. You've been all-city two years in a row. How bad can you be? You come with me and we'll make nice music.

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