Because If You're Going To Lose, Lose.

You Know I Was A Shy Guy And People Didn't Know That And Still Don't Know It Today. I'm Sure Basketball Brought My Shyness Out Because Of The Fact That You Have To Do Interviews, And That People Are Always Talking To You In Terms Of The Fans And Everything.

The Audience Likes Their Emotions To Be Touched. They Want To Laugh And Cry And Feel Good.

Christmas Day Was Special Because Everybody Is Watching At Home. That's What I Loved About Christmas Day Because It Shined The Spotlight On The Lakers, On Our Team, And We Knew That All Of The Other Leagues Were At Home And Millions Of People Were Watching. So It Made It A Special Day To Play On Christmas.

I Was Around When My Father Finished The Last Payment Of His House. I Remember Like It Was Yesterday. He Had Worked All Those Years To Own That House And He Cried. He Was So Excited And So Happy And I Want To See Other People Get That Feeling, Too.

I Grew Up Poor, But I Didn't Have Poor Dreams