My most prized possession was my library card from the Oakland Public Library.

We couldn't sustain it. And they got a lot of kids that can shoot. We just couldn't close out well enough.

The idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent believe that you might block every shot.

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.

Create unselfishness as the most important team attribute.

Success is a result of consistent practice of winning skills and actions. There is nothing miraculous about the process. There is no luck involved.

A rebounder, or a shot-blocker for that matter, is always at a disadvantage if he tells himself the only way he can succeed is by out jumping the guy next to him. Sometimes he will have to, but most of the time he will not. Most of my rebounds came from positioning, where I was able to get the ball while in heavy traffic.