Your best athletes might give basketball a try just when they think, geez, this might be something that pays off for me in the end.

The rivalry between the Lakers and Celtics endured for about eight years, and the interest grew each year.

I've had a desire to coach for years. This was something I felt I should do.

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.

I want people to understand that I intend to continue living and doing all the things that I love to do up until the end. And the end is by no means rushing up on me.

When the doctor told me I had cancer, I was scared.

Actor Mike Warren [was my former teammate], who was in Hill Street Blues. There are more, but it's starting to sound like a team reunion at Red Lobster. They were a great bunch of guys and we accomplished a lot together. That's something you don't forget.