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.

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 was disappointed if I didn't have a chance to win a game, and if I had the chance and didn't do it.

As you get older, every chance to win a championship is more crucial, because you are going to have less and less of them.

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

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.

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