The game of basketball is one thing, but the image of the game is another thing.

Sport is the only profession I know of that when you retire you have to go to work.

Play the game with a smile.

Baltimore was like a small town when I got there - the Colts, the Orioles, guys like Frank Robinson, we all knew and respected each other. Everyone would cross paths at one point at Lenny Moore's Sportsman's Lounge, trading stories and having some fun.

Just be patient. Let the game come to you. Don't rush. Be quick, but don't hurry.

I think that any time you're able to get a guy like Carmelo Anthony to be on your team, you're going to be a step up.

Basketball for me has always been a matter of rhythm - what you do bouncing the ball, how you bounce the ball, how you run, how you receive the ball to be in rhythm.