In athletics there's always been a willingness to cheat if it looks like you're not cheating. I think that's just a quirk of human nature.

My biggest accomplishment has been making a transition from athlete to author.

I don't get a big charge out of being the leading scorer. The object of competing is winning. I just try to do what has to be done for us to win. That might be anything at the time - defense, rebounding, passing. I get great satisfaction out of being a team player.

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

What I learned in my time isn't necessarily being taught now, and I'd like to help impart that knowledge to a new generation of players.

I always thought I could do a good job coaching, but the opportunities have not presented themselves.

Initially when I stopped playing, I had accumulated some burnout.