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.

High school dropouts are forfeiting their opportunity to pursue the American Dream.

I'm not going to emphasize the sky-hook as much as work with the specific skills of the guys.

In January of 1969, after a meeting to discuss the leadership of UCLA's new Afro-American Program, [Alprentice "Bunchy" Carter and John Huggins, Jr.] were murdered on campus by a rival black nationalist group, the United Slaves Organization. This shook up all the students, black and white, and made us all realize that what we were doing wasn't just an academic exercise, but had repercussions in the real world.

A lot of players think the game is all about individual performances when it's really all about a team game.

I think someone should explain to the child that it's OK to make mistakes. That's how we learn. When we compete, we make mistakes.

Alexander Hamilton realized that warfare was part and parcel of human nature, and it's something we had to prepare for.