This is what I would have done if I had to have a real job: I would have been a history teacher.

Common decency demands that [NCAA athletes] should be paid, but the only way it will happen is the same way workers got paid throughout American history, through a strong union.

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

Video games just can't compare with the variety and intensity of reading.

I could have skated by as an athlete, but the world is so much bigger and more interesting than any one thing. I didn't want to be pigeonholed as just a jock. I'm also an author, a student of history, and I collect memorabilia from the Wild West. I'm also a son, a father, and a friend.

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

The rivalry between the Lakers and Celtics endured for about eight years, and the interest grew each year.