A huge Chinese population here in... Houston.

I lived to play basketball. Growing up as a kid, Bill Russell and the Boston Celtics were my favorite team. The way they played, the teamwork, the sacrifice, the commitment, the joy, the camaraderie, the relationship with the fans.

I grew up in an non-athletic family, where my parents were interested in music, in literature, in education and art.

Where else but the NBA could people like Bill Russell, Spencer Haywood, Ricky Barry, Dennis Rodman, and Allen Iverson come in and be allowed to be who they are?

The only man who can stop Cliff Robinson is Cliff Robinson. The man is unstoppable even at 38.

Kazemi has to understand that nobody is going to tell him he has to go back to Iran if he misses a shot.

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.