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

I hate to say anything that may hurt UCLA, but I can't be quiet when I see what the NCAA is doing to Jerry Tarkanian only because he has a reputation for giving a second chance to many black athletes other coaches have branded as troublemakers. The NCAA is working night and day trying to get Jerry, but no one from the NCAA ever questioned me during my four years at UCLA!

I'm a different person today than I was yesterday. I live for the moment and everything that happens in my life changes me.

Being a broadcaster encompasses the business of sport, which is my life today, and it encompasses the skills of being a history student, and the ability of being a performer.

Yao Ming is the best thing to happen to the NBA in a long time. He is just a beautiful person inside and out. The vision, the creativity, the gentleness of spirit … he has it all.

When I'm at a show, I'm yelling and cheering. I'm with those guys [the Grateful Dead].

Winning is about having the whole team on the same page.