But you know, we have a very normal family. We've had our ups and downs. You know, we've had our issues, but we've had great cause for celebration.

I started playing professional basketball in 1971, and I played professionally for five seasons before going to Philadelphia.

And I continued to grow until I was 25 years old.

I didn't want to become a reserve player, or a bench player, and it was time to move on and take on another challenge.

If you get depressed about being the second-best team in the world, then you've got a problem.

Being a professional is doing the things you love to do, on the days you don't feel like doing them.

In a lot of areas of my life, particularly in my teenage years, I began to think about the world, and to think about the universe as being a part of my conscious everyday life.