You've got to learn the footwork, the positioning, how to box out, how to pass, how to shoot your free throws. All these things are necessary, not to be the No. 1 player in the world, but maybe you can play against him.

When I started playing, I wasn't fast, I was gangly, my jumpshot was terrible.

Just because it is an All-Star Game doesn't mean that you are playing as efficiently as you should.

I'm sorry that the young athletes in basketball will not get the chance to play (in the Olympics) anymore, and live that dream.

I don't know hardly any of the players who have the in-between game like me, who can go to any position on the court.

I think no one has written a history of the great coaches who were around 30 to 40 years ago who taught the fundamentals.

People will think there are no other great ballplayers. Look at Garnett. Look at Duncan, Shaq, Kobe. Look at the players with Sacramento. The have a really good basketball team.