As brilliant an individual that Michael Jordan was, he was not successful until he got with a good team unit.

You can't win if you don't play as a unit.

I've never been a person to share my private life, but I can help save lives.

I tell kids to pursue their basketball dreams, but I tell them to not let that be their only dream.

The transition was difficult. It's hard to stop something that you've enjoyed and that has been very rewarding.

Kobe's an incredibly talented athlete, and there are many more like him among today's players.

I could have skated by as an athlete, but the world is so much bigger and more interesting than any one thing. I didn't want to be pigeonholed as just a jock. I'm also an author, a student of history, and I collect memorabilia from the Wild West. I'm also a son, a father, and a friend.