Coaches who have been players in the league, they get so attuned to playing how they were successful, and who their coaches were.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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