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.

I can do something else besides stuff a ball through a hoop. My biggest resource is my mind.

My biggest accomplishment has been making a transition from athlete to author.

My most memorable moment came in 1985 as we beat the Boston Celtics.

The disconnect lasted too long. I think people got the idea I was sullen and couldn't communicate, which wasn't true.

I don't get a big charge out of being the leading scorer. The object of competing is winning. I just try to do what has to be done for us to win. That might be anything at the time - defense, rebounding, passing. I get great satisfaction out of being a team player.

We all had a lot of fun making the film ["Airplane" ], but there weren't a lot of outtakes or cracking up because we all were focused on doing our jobs in a professional manner.