Be optimistic about everything in life.
When I was playing before I retired, I never really understood the appreciation and the respect that people gave me. People had treated me like a god or something, and that was very embarrassing.
Excellence isn't a one-week or one-year ideal. It's a constant.
I am privileged to have played basketball.
Not every flying hero has a cape.
I would tell players to relax and never think about what's at stake. Just think about the basketball game. If you start to think about who is going to win the championship, you've lost your focus.