She glances at the photo, and the pilot light of memory flickers in her eyes.

If you're a white kid growing up and you see a Black player and he's got the name of your college or your town across his chest, that means something.

I was a much better writer than I was an athlete. My college coach told me flat out, he said, "Deford, you write basketball better than you play it."

The joy sometimes is in the simple beauty.

She glances at the photo, and the pilot light of memory flickers in her eyes.

I criticize the NFL in many ways, but I think it's made great strides. I think college basketball, great strides. College football means so much to alumni, doesn't it? It sort of represents the school. It's when you go back; it's at the beginning of the school year.

Usually when an athlete gets a reputation it sticks with him, even when he's an old man.