One of life's most painful moments comes when we must admit that we didn't do our homework, that we are not prepared.

It took me a while to realize that basketball wasn't football.

Perseverance isn't just the willingness to work hard. It's that plus the willingness to be stubborn about your own belief in yourself.

Nobody cared about swimming. You could draw a crowd for basketball.

The basketball coach cut me within two days, so I was back in the pool. I was the first one in the wall after the first 25 yards, but the last one out because I didn't have a flip turn.

I probably played hurt a lot more times than I should have.

I was captain and should have set the example. I would lift a minimum of weights. Mine was natural physical strength. I always thought quickness and agility were much more important.