Life is about growth. People are not perfect when they're 21 years old.

That's what makes it so fun to be on a team. You're sitting at your house, thinking up this wild, crazy stuff as to how it's going to go, and the other guys are sitting at their houses doing the same thing.

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

Tim Duncan's foot issue, I think, is a major factor in this year's playoffs. That's not the kind of injury that gets better over time playing NBA basketball.

Right now, you know, it's not about the refs or anything else, it's about hitting first, getting on the run and never looking back.

But you have to understand, my beard is so nasty. I mean, it's the only beard in the history of Western civilization that makes Bob Dylan's beard look good.

Chick Hearn was my favorite broadcaster ever - he's the one who taught me to think basketball, how to love basketball.