I had a moment like that with Wilt (Chamberlain). He knocked me out of bounds, I came back and faked him, came across the middle and dunked on him.

Either because I was an athlete or because I was black - probably both - there seemed to be a clear assumption that I wouldn't be up to the work.

What I learned in my time isn't necessarily being taught now, and I'd like to help impart that knowledge to a new generation of players.

If not for the success that medicine has made, I might be part of a much different story right now.

I was a baseball fan myself, I wanted to play baseball.

But people don't know if I can teach the game. I know I can. My experience in Oklahoma was positive. It opened my eyes to how the game is played - the interaction among players, fans and media, how all that works. You have to know about the business of the game and how the actions of players and coaches affect the business. I think I have it down now.

The game has basically not changed since I ended my career.