Leadership is diving for a loose ball, getting the crowd involved, getting other players involved. It's being able to take it as well as dish it out. That's the only way you're going to get respect from the players.

Practice habits were crucial to my development in basketball. I didn't play against the toughest competition in high school, but one reason I was able to do well in college was that I mastered the fundamentals. You've got to have them down before you can even think about playing.

The one thing that always bothered me when I played in the NBA was I really got irritated when they put a white guy on me.

I think a lot of blue collar people related to me because a lot of people work for their money.

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

I used to love the feeling of running, of running too far. It made my skin tingle.

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.