I was especially impressed with Pauley Pavilion [at UCLA campus ]. The floors hadn't been laid down yet, when they gave me the tour, each new room got my heart thumping. They even had a surgical operating room in case an athlete was severely injured.

I just like seeing the world, and it doesn't matter where.

My mother had to send me to the movies with my birth certificate, so that I wouldn't have to pay the extra fifty cents that the adults had to pay.

I try to do the right thing at the right time. They may just be little things, but usually they make the difference between winning and losing.

We want to show how hip-hop, which kind of fuels today's basketball stars, is directly related to jazz.

I am highly offended by the total lack of acknowledgement of my contribution to Laker success.

There are a lot of authors in the world, so it's difficult to find a unique niche to present your take on things. That is always a challenge for any author.