I hope that people look at my whole career and appreciate that I've given everything that I've got.

There's a lot of history in Boston and a lot of history, obviously, in New York with all the championships.

I wish that they could have more freedoms to be able to come and play. I know that the only way that they can get out is by, you know, defecting to another country or whatever, or getting on a boat

I hope that people learn from my mistake and I hope that the fans forgive me.

I'm very happy for the Contreras family. They're out. Now they've got a chance to experience life the way I did as a kid. You know, his kids are going to have a real chance in life now, and the same way that I had it.

But as far as I'm concerned, I can still play defense.

My parents didn't agree with what was going on, you know, with the communists coming in, Fidel Castro. I didn't see the reason why I needed to go back there and be a part of that exhibition