It's like all guys want to do is make a dunk, grab their shirt and yell out and scream - they could be down 30 points but that's what they do. Okay, so you made a dunk. Get back down the floor on defense!

I played on an all-black high school team and we didn't want people saying that we were clowns.

Some players are more physical than others, some play with more finesse. Some are just really great all-around players. So you have to change your game.

We're all Americans trying to compete. Magic was competing for his team and Larry for his team.

Now, I guess, people want stars. People are trying to invent stars.

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

There's so many young peoople who start to play basketball and never learn the fundamentals.