The Sixties was a perfect storm of disaffection with political leaders trying to pass off the same old platitudes to maintain the status quo and an unexpected courageousness in the masses of youth. Nothing on this scale had ever happened before in U.S. history and it hasn't happened since.

Cancer is a scary thing and you have to deal with it seriously.

I felt that a number of people might have questioned my loyalty, but I continue to be a patriotic American.

Alexander Hamilton realized that warfare was part and parcel of human nature, and it's something we had to prepare for.

Basketball is an endurance sport, and you have to learn to control your breath; that's the essence of yoga, too. So, I consciously began using yoga techniques in my practice and playing. I think yoga helped reduce the number and severity of injuries I suffered. As preventative medicine, it's unequaled.

The word 'leukemia' is a very frightening word. In many instances, it's a killer and it's something that you have to deal with in a very serious and determined way if you're going to beat it.

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