I live my life trying to never appear to be a small man.

If you do things with a certain type of result and cause a certain type of reaction or effect, then you increase your market value. It's very much a competition for the entertainment dollar, and that's never been more clearly evident than in today's NBA game.

At age 31, in 1981, I was voted the best player in basketball, and the most valuable player in the league.

With the crowds on your side, it's easier to play up to your potential.

I've always tried to tell myself that the work itself is the thing, that win, lose, or draw, the work is really what counts.

I live my life trying to never appear to be a small man.

Teachers are sort of faced with a thankless task, because no matter how good they are, unless they find a way to personally rationalize the rewards of their effort, nobody else is really going to do it for them en masse.