Once you are labeled 'the best' you want to stay up there, and you can't do it by loafing around.

Once you are labeled 'the best' you want to stay up there, and you can't do it by loafing around.

But it is a black man's game, and it will be forever.

Don't let winning make you soft. Don't let losing make you quit. Don't let your teammates down in any situation.

Strength is not nearly as important as desire. I don't think you can teach anyone desire. I think it's a gift. I don't know why I have it, but I do.

I hate to lose more than I like to win.

Before every game I used to go out and shot the same shots over and over and over. In the summer time I spent a lot of time just shooting. So really it just came natural. Whether it's a tie game or down by 1 or up by five, it was always the same shot. So I always felt comfortable with the ball in my hands because it was in there a million times before.