Great players are willing to give up their own personal achievement for the achievement of the group. It enhances everybody.

But all was not sunshine and Marvin Gaye songs. [UCLA] also recruited black students as part of a High Potential Program that was meant to bring diversity to the campus. Two of the students that were part of that program were Alprentice "Bunchy" Carter and John Huggins, Jr., both members of the Black Panther Party's Southern California Chapter.

Five guys on the court working together can achieve more than five talented individuals who come and go as individuals.

I've had enough success for two lifetimes, My success is talent put together with hard work and luck.

Lakers were able to maintain a certain level of talent and success and so were the Celtics. So after awhile it became part of people's sports lore...

When I traveled through Greece in the '90s, everything [Albert Hoxie] taught me came flooding back and I was able to appreciate the art and culture much more because of him.

We don't have selfish guys here, which sometimes leads to problems.