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

I'm not comfortable being preachy, but more people need to start spending as much time in the library as they do on the basketball court.

We can learn from mistakes of others, whether they're kings or our parents. When we do learn those lessons, we're better equipped to make our own dreams come true.

The first time I shot the hook, I was in fourth grade, and I was about five feet eight inches tall. I put the ball up and felt totally at ease with the shot. I was completely confident it would go in. I've been shooting it ever since.

A lot of players think the game is all about individual performances when it's really all about a team game.

After practice, I would have to go back to the dorm and take a nap.

When I was at UCLA, the Harlem Globetrotters offered me a million dollars to come play for them. I turned it down because my education was just as important as playing ball.