I would never, ever intentionally hurt a player contractually.

To be candid with you, free agency hurts all sports. It's great for athletes making an enormous amount of money. But to say it helps the sports, I don't believe that.

As a player all you can do is play within yourself, even in the context of a team sport.

The trick in writing children's books is to set up danger, mystery and excitement on page one. Force the kid to turn the page . . . Then in the middle of each chapter there's a dramatic point of excitement, and at chapter's end, a cliffhanger.

I always wanted the ball in my hands with a game on the line, as I think any real competitor does.

Don't let talent get in way of team performance. Great players do what's outstanding for team, not what makes them stand out

The marketing of players has created untold wealth for many sports stars. You can't blame them or the company that covets the relationship with them, but that doesn't mean the player is good.