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.

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

I'm not exaggerating when I say that the 761st was Patton's best tank unit and nobody knew about it.

It's hard for young players to see the big picture. They just see three or four years down the road.

If they took the idea that they could escape poverty through education, I think it would make a more basic and long-lasting change in the way things happen. What we need are positive, realistic goals and the willingness to work. Hard work and practical goals.

There are rap groups that have a positive outlook in their art. These groups should be shown as an alternative to gangsta rap.

My grandfather and my uncle both died from colorectal cancer, my dad almost died from it and I have the gene for it.