I Want To Be The Bridge To

I Think The Players Win The Championship, And The Organization Has Something To Do With It, Don't Get Me Wrong. But Don't Try To Put The Organization Above The Players.

When I Was Playing Before I Retired, I Never Really Understood The Appreciation And The Respect That People Gave Me. People Had Treated Me Like A God Or Something, And That Was Very Embarrassing.

If I Had Stood At The Free-throw Line And Thought About 10 Million People Watching Me On The Other Side Of The Camera Lens, I Couldn't Have Made Anything. So I Mentally Tried To Put Myself In A Familiar Place. I Thought About All Those Times I Shot Free Throws In Practice And Went Through The Same Motion, The Same Technique That I Had Used Thousands Of Times. You Forget About The Outcome. You Know You Are Doing The Right Things. So You Relax And Perform.

Failure Gave Me Strength. Pain Was My Motivation

The Game Of Basketball Has Been Everything To Me. My Place Of Refuge, Place I've Always Gone Where I Needed Comfort And Peace. It's Been The Site Of Intense Pain And The Most Intense Feelings Of Joy And Satisfaction. It's A Relationship That Has Evolved Over Time, Given Me The Greatest Respect And Love For The Game.