The Olympics were great, because you had to make the team, and then go to the games. Now, I don't know, these guys today don't want to do anything like that.

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

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.

It's a sad commentary when I have to say that sometimes in our country we are real sensitive to race.

They should have a rule: in order to be a sportswriter, you have to have played that sport, at some level; high school, college, junior college, somewhere. Or, you should have had to have been around the game for a long time.

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

The players have no real self-esteem when it comes to putting the best image out there in a real competitive fashion.