I have to say that it was a very strange experience when, later in life, I represented Byron Scott and was negotiating with West - whose picture I used to have over my bed! That took some getting used to.

But the equipment to protect the players hasn't developed along with that, so now you have more players out with worse injuries, for longer periods of time.

You know, we don't look much alike, but Denzel Washington would make a great sports agent.

Never underestimate the capacity of another human being to have exactly the same shortcomings you have.

My grandfather was running Hillcrest Country Club, and that's where a whole group of Hollywood comedians hung out.

Now we're getting a whole generation of kids who have never had a football team in L.A., so they don't miss it and don't ask for it. It becomes self-perpetuating. They don't know what they're missing.

The whole concept of negotiating is intimidating to many people.