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

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

I would never, ever intentionally hurt a player contractually.

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 marketing of players has created untold wealth for many sports stars. You can't blame them or the company that covets the relationship with them, but that doesn't mean the player is good.

To be candid with you, free agency hurts all sports. It's great for athletes making an enormous amount of money. But to say it helps the sports, I don't believe that.

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.