I listen to jazz mainly. Mainstream jazz.

I think someone should explain to the child that it's OK to make mistakes. That's how we learn. When we compete, we make mistakes.

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

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

My mother had to send me to the movies with my birth certificate, so that I wouldn't have to pay the extra fifty cents that the adults had to pay.

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.

The Lakers fans have been great, even folks in the supermarket are welcoming me back.