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

I feel like I've always been a full-time historian, but nobody knows it.

I have always thought that writers come with any variety of attributes. Some are capable and some aren't.

The type of leukemia that I am dealing with is treatable. So if I do what my doctors tell me to do - get my blood checked regularly, take my meds and consult with my doctor and follow any additional instructions he might make - I will be able to maintain my good health and live my life with a minimum of disruptions to my lifestyle.

Good thoughts are no better than good dreams, unless they are executed.

When I was at UCLA, the Harlem Globetrotters offered me a million dollars to come play for them. I turned it down because my education was just as important as playing ball.

The only reason is that I hadn't seen The Modern Jazz Quartet perform live and a live performance is often where the real experience of jazz takes place. I'm not familiar with the Boswell Sisters.