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.

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.

My biggest win was getting the meal money bumped from $5 to $7.

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

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.

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

There were riots in just about every game we played with Syracuse.