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.

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.

I don't think that once you get to one level, you can relax. You've got to keep pushing.

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.

Basketball has been my life and I worked at it so hard because I enjoyed it so much.

I really don't like talking about money. All I can say is that the Good Lord must have wanted me to have it.

When I was young, I never wanted to leave the court until I got things exactly correct. My dream was to become a pro.