I can see why fans don't like to watch pro basketball. I don't, either. It's not exciting.

My goal was just to try and be the best player on my high school team, and look where I am now. And that was still my goal as a young kid, just to try and be a little better than my brother was.

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

My coach told me, "Larry, no matter how much you work at it, there's always someone out there who's working just a little harder - if you take 150 practice shots, he's taking 200." And that drove me.

Maybe it's God disguised as Michael Jordan.

The nature of competition is such that any number of people invariably have their eyes on the same prize you do. Recognize your assets and employ them to the best of your ability.

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