We can learn from mistakes of others, whether they're kings or our parents. When we do learn those lessons, we're better equipped to make our own dreams come true.

I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to sacrifice.

You got guys now declaring they're ready to play pro ball in their second or third year of high school. It's crazy! They're missing so much.

There's a ball. There's a hoop. You put the ball through the hoop. That's success.

The first time I shot the hook, I was in fourth grade, and I was about five feet eight inches tall. I put the ball up and felt totally at ease with the shot. I was completely confident it would go in. I've been shooting it ever since.

I have been coaching recently. I coached high school basketball in Arizona, and I hope that more opportunities become available.

My high school had been a renovated old hospital, so when I first came to the UCLA campus in the spring of 1965, I was immediately impressed by the classic northern Italian architecture that was mixed with futuristic ultra-modern buildings. The classic architecture gave it the heft of old wisdom while the modernistic look inspired hope for the future.