I didn't really seek attention. I just wanted to play the game well and go home.

Pride was his life force; for us it was a live nerve that he could teach us to brush. One stroke, a good practice, and we could tingle for days ... First, he found the pride in each of us, then he taught us how good it could feel. What he was ultimately after was for every one of us to learn to light our own fires and glow our brightest.

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.

Fundamental preparation is always effective. Work on those parts of your game that are fundamentally weak.

OK, I'll put it like this: I doubt if we will see another All-American basketball athlete who is a Rhodes Scholar.

Your best athletes might give basketball a try just when they think, geez, this might be something that pays off for me in the end.

I think I really benefited from going to college.