On females officiating in the NBA -Incompetence should not be confined to one sex.

I hope I epitomize the American dream. For I came against long odds, from the ghetto to the very top of my profession. I was not immediately good at basketball. It did not come easy. It came as the result of a lot of hard work and self-sacrifice. The rewards, where they worth it? One thousand times over.

The most important thing to me is the friends that I've made.

We overreached our decision power. Sometimes our decisions have to fit the reality of the outside world.

Learning is a daily experience and a lifetime mission. I truly believe in the saying "We work to become, not to acquire."

You got to have the killer instinct. If you do not have it, forget about basketball and go into social psychology or something. If you sometimes wonder if you've got it, you ain't got it. No pussycats, please.

Friendship is a full-time job.