You can't ever totally know what's inside of someone else, or see the kind of will someone like Magic has. You have to rely on your instincts to find people who hate losing and know how to win.

It was clear to me that I was never going to be the same kind of player I had been. It was time to quit.

[The NBA] used to be a small band of basketball groupies. Now there are a lot more corporate-type people working in the league.

If you can't see someone's got a game with great personality, you shouldn't be out there looking.

Anything can happen with hard work and dedication

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

There are many players who don't measure up to their marketability.