We lived in Yorkville, which is located on the East End of Manhattan. It's further east than Hell's Kitchen, and back then it was the kind of place where the roaches and cockroaches were big enough to carry away small children.

I had endured six years of frustration so I think winning it all meant more to me than most of the others on the team.

Indiana gets credit for having the most rabid basketball fans in the union, but Maine is a very, very active basketball state.

Cooper was my road roommate, and also happened to be the first African American player drafted by a National Basketball Association team.

The NBA wasn't a big deal at that time, so it wasn't really in my career plans.

But in fairness also to the idea of continuing success, you also have to exploit opportunities.

We had a strong relationship with Walter Brown, and felt that he was the best owner in the league.