Even when there are adverse circumstances, I try to do my job. And I usually do.

I was just starting out acting [doing "Airplane"] and wanted to be taken as a professional, not as an athlete doing a cameo.

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

The lifespan of most professional athletes is relatively short, and most have no preparation for doing anything after their career ends, which it could in an instant.

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

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

The '80s made up for all the abuse I took during the '70s. I outlived all my critics. By the time I retired, everybody saw me as a venerable institution. Things do change.