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

I need about three seats lengthwise to sleep on a plane. It's not easy for me to curl up.

But people don't know if I can teach the game. I know I can. My experience in Oklahoma was positive. It opened my eyes to how the game is played - the interaction among players, fans and media, how all that works. You have to know about the business of the game and how the actions of players and coaches affect the business. I think I have it down now.

There are rap groups that have a positive outlook in their art. These groups should be shown as an alternative to gangsta rap.

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.

What I learned in my time isn't necessarily being taught now, and I'd like to help impart that knowledge to a new generation of players.

When the doctor told me I had cancer, I was scared.