You can't imagine how much good luck is involved in winning, but all of a sudden, you get in a situation where every break goes your way, every call goes your way, every ball that rolls around drops in instead of out. It feels magical.

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.

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

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

I was not a great ballhandler. I just worked very hard at it, and I got to be a good ballhandler-a competent ballhandler-but never a great ballhandler.

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

To have harmony on a team, you need a coach who can get inside the head of every player and get them all pulling in one direction.