Bill Russell was my favorite player of all-time.

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.

It's the most pleasurable experience in the world! When you're on a great team and you get hot, your teammates milk you dry - they wear you out and there's nothing like being on a great team.

There is absolutely no way the best team in the NCAA could even dream of beating the worst team in the NBA? You're talking about men vs. boys.

I might be the most injured athlete in the history of sports. I've had 31 operations. An endless string of stress fractures.

During the course of my life, Grateful Dead played all the time. There were constantly concerts you could go to.

A lot of people understand what not saying anything means, so, in effect, not saying anything is really saying a lot.