The passions I have in my life are my family, music, books, I'm an avid plant collector, and I love to ride my bike.

Greg Ostertag is one of the top centers on this planet!

I mean, I'm 6-foot-11, I've got red hair, freckles, I'm a goofy, nerdy-looking guy, I've got a speech impediment-I stutter and stammer all the time-and I'm a Deadhead.

That's what I tried to share in this book, Back From The Dead, the ability to learn, to dream, to hope. In a world that is far too often selling fear and death, I'm selling hope and life and success and that's why I chose to be part of the Grateful Dead.

I'm a fan and a friend, I met them in 1974 when I first joined the NBA and my life has never been he same since. I became the basketball player I was because of the Grateful Dead.

At 49, I can say something I never would have said when I was a player. I am a better person because of my failures and disgraces.

My bike is my gym, my wheelchair, and my church all in one.