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.

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.

I was the original socially depraved shy ghetto kid.

Bob Brannum was my body guard on the court. He was 6'-6 and built like a bulldog.

Do your best when no one is looking. If you do that, then you can be successful at anything you put your mind to

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

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