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

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.

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.

When time is running out and the score is close, most players are thinking, I don't want to be the one to lose the game, but I'm thinking, What do I have to do to win?

You can't get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good.

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.

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