When the line started to blur between the fans and the players, sometimes things can get ugly.

[Coaching] is a difficult job which everyone who owns a TV thinks they can do better at.

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

I think black Americans expect too much from individual black Americans in terms of changing the status quo.

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.

The transition was difficult. It's hard to stop something that you've enjoyed and that has been very rewarding.

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.