One of the hardest things for a ball player to do is to accept his role

It's going to be great. A lot of the players are coming. I wasn't here when they put (Jackson) up in the rafters. But to have him here as my number goes up, it brings back a lot of great memories.

One of the hardest things for a ball player to do is to accept his role

The mailman doesn't deliver on Sundays.

Sometimes a player's greatest challenge is coming to grips with his role on the team.

He's very knowledgeable. That's the one advantage that I see in Kobe Bryant's career compared to Michael Jordan. Ten years into Kobe Bryant's career, we're seeing a very polished 27-year-old player who's probably got another seven or eight great years ahead of him.

I probably should've listened to Michael a year ago when he said that Charles will never win a championship because he doesn't show any dedication.