If there was a payment to the bank due, and we needed shoes, she'd get the shoes, and then deal with them guys at the bank. I don't mean she wouldn't pay the bank, but the children always came first.

It doesn't matter who scores the points, it's who can get the ball to the scorer.

When it gets down to it, basketball is basketball.

You're all playin' for second place.

I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American.

You know when I played, you had me and Kevin (McHale) and some others throughout the league. I think it's good for a fan base because as we all know the majority of the fans are white America. And if you just had a couple of white guys in there, you might get them a little excited.

Push yourself again and again. Don't give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.