The '80s made up for all the abuse I took during the '70s. I outlived all my critics. By the time I retired, everybody saw me as a venerable institution. Things do change.

I love basketball, but playing basketball doesn't fully define who I am. I was always a good student, too.

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

I had a moment like that with Wilt (Chamberlain). He knocked me out of bounds, I came back and faked him, came across the middle and dunked on him.

Yoga is just good for you.

I was getting hot flashes and sweats on a regular basis. That's not normal, even for my age.

If I hadn't become a professional basketball player, I would have become a history teacher. There's so much to learn from history.