But as a coach I wanted to keep things from being too complicated.

But as a coach I wanted to keep things from being too complicated.

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

The MVP award was very satisfying in terms of personal accomplishments, but the championship was the most important thing of all.

I once heard that Paul Seymour said as much as winning an NBA Championship, he'd like to see the Celtics lose a game after Auerbach brought out the cigar so he could go up to Arnold and stuff the cigar in his face.

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

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