We played every night. Sometimes we'd stay overnight after a game, but we'd usually drive on to our next destination.

My family was poor, my father drove a cab for a living, but we felt normal because everybody else was in the same boat.

Back then every small town had a gym, and if itseated more than 2,000 then we'd be interested in playing in it.

People have been killing because of racial differences since the time of Adam and Eve, but in this country racism has been primarily aimed at African Americans.

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

You have to remember that coaching wasn't sophisticated back then - you didn't have the camps, clinics and all the technical advances that are available today - so from that standpoint, playing with a cast on my arm was a fortunate event in my life.

We hung out on the streets, played stickball, and did all of the things that other kids did.