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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Actually, Magic and the Lakers beat Philadelphia for Magic's first NBA Championship.