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

You don't win championships by just being normal, by just being average.

I learned early on the value and the power of music to inspire and to drive me.

There are four pillars to happiness, which is the ultimate goal in life-to be happy. Health is first, family is second, home is third. That safe place where you can go to and regroup, be in a safe place by yourself start over. Those three things lead to the fourth pillar which is the hope and dream that tomorrow is going to be better. Without that you have not much at all.

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.

Mick Jagger is in better shape than far too many NBA players. It's up in the air whether the same can be said of Keith Richards.

I had the only beard in the Western Hemisphere that made Bob Dylan's look good.