But I like to think an athlete is an athlete.

But when I did it (the triple-double), I didn't even know it until someone told me.

You have to teach now - tell a kid how to box out, tell him how to pass, teach him footwork. Players don't understand that anymore.

The triple-double is just a stat. It's a test of your strength and stamina and playing ability, really.

I played when I played, and played, I think, against the greatest players in the greatest time in the history of basketball.

When I came into the league, once a team drafted you, they owned you forever. If they didn't like the clothes you wore, or the car you drove, they could blackball you.

Look, I think you should promote the game, but I think you should make it what it ought to be. Not some kind of a side-show.