Personalities seem in many cases to dominate the lucrative endorsement market. But that doesn't upset me. What upsets me is when not enough attention is paid to the product-the game.

You can't imagine how much good luck is involved in winning, but all of a sudden, you get in a situation where every break goes your way, every call goes your way, every ball that rolls around drops in instead of out. It feels magical.

I don't really want to go into my problems with the team at the time except to say that no one's ever had to pay me to play basketball.

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 passion to win games, the incredible, focused energy and also the camaraderie of the team were all things that I really loved.

I don't think people fully appreciate the trauma associated with losing. It takes a lot out of you, year after year.

I was not a great ballhandler. I just worked very hard at it, and I got to be a good ballhandler-a competent ballhandler-but never a great ballhandler.