Michael Jordan and Magic and myself, all learned how to play the game in college programs that emphasized the team.

Practices were tough.

I have always thought that writers come with any variety of attributes. Some are capable and some aren't.

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.

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.

My grandfather and my uncle both died from colorectal cancer, my dad almost died from it and I have the gene for it.

I want people to understand that I intend to continue living and doing all the things that I love to do up until the end. And the end is by no means rushing up on me.