When you play guard, you're not going to block a lot of shots. Inside, you're going to block shots.

If you're a basketball player, you've got to shoot.

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.

I'd like to think that the nature of the two teams - Boston being a championship team over the years and the Lakers, same thing - was a lot bigger than Larry Bird or Magic Johnson.

Who do I think was the greatest? This might shock you: Elgin Baylor. He did so many great things. Nobody could guard him, playing in the forward spot. I'd love to see some of today's greats playing against Elgin. They couldn't guard him. Nobody could.

Basketball is basketball.

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