But if people are buying the products, naturally they're gonna use them.

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.

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.

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.

The thing about it is almost everyone could pass that way, but we were kept from doing it by our coaches.

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

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