I started going [Grateful Dead] when I was in high school. I was 15. It was the Summer Of Love.

Where else but the NBA could people like Bill Russell, Spencer Haywood, Ricky Barry, Dennis Rodman, and Allen Iverson come in and be allowed to be who they are?

When you find yourself talking about less and less and forgetting the love that you bring, never forget there are things you can replace but others you can not.

Without question, no hesitation, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was the best player I ever played against.

I was a skinny, scrawny guy. I stuttered horrendously, couldn't speak at all. I was a very shy, reserved player and a very shy, reserved person. I found a safe place in life in basketball.

Growing up, my parents were very, very strict. And then I went to UCLA with John Wooden, who was just off the charts.

Never forget - happiness ends when selfishness begins.