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

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

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

Do your best when no one is looking.

French was my first language.

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

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