We lived in Yorkville until 1940, at which point we moved into the St. Albans neighborhood of Queens.

I dribbled by the hour with my left hand when I was young. I didn't have full control, but I got so I could move the ball back and forth from one hand to the other without breaking the cadence of my dribble. I wasn't dribbling behind my back or setting up any trick stuff, but I was laying the groundwork for it.

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

I won the city scoring championship as a senior.

It also didn't take me long to decide that Tri-Cities wasn't for me, and that I wasn't going to go there to play basketball.

Sports create a bond between comtemporaries that lasts a lifetime. It also gives your life structure, discipline and a genuine, sincere, pure fulfillment that few other areas of endeavor provide.

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