One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.

The only reason is that I hadn't seen The Modern Jazz Quartet perform live and a live performance is often where the real experience of jazz takes place. I'm not familiar with the Boswell Sisters.

My English teacher, Dr. John Lindstrom, taught me an appreciation for the written word. Until his class, I'd dabbled in journalism and essay writing. But when he selected one of my essays as the best in the class, it gave me the confidence to see myself as a writer.

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.

Justice should be blind especially color-blind and able to fairly deal with the very real need for honest law enforcement.

When I was at UCLA, the Harlem Globetrotters offered me a million dollars to come play for them. I turned it down because my education was just as important as playing ball.

I got all A's and was hated for it; I spoke correctly and was called a punk.