I enjoy winning, but more importantly I enjoy the people I'm around.

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.

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 don't live in the past. And besides, there are too many times in my career to remember specific events, because I played so many games.

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.

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.