People sing each other's songs and they cultivate standards. That's the reason why we have folk music and folk stories. History is told through song.
The NBA wasn't a big deal at that time, so it wasn't really in my career plans.
Sports create a bond between comtemporaries that lasts a lifetime. It also gives your life structure, discipline and a genuine, sincere, pure fulfillment that few other areas of endeavor provide.
Do your best when no one is looking. If you do that, then you can be successful at anything you put your mind to
These days I smile benignly at the fights that I see in NBA games. There aren't any broken noses or black eyes, which happened quite often when I played.
We hung out on the streets, played stickball, and did all of the things that other kids did.
I dribbled by the hour with my left hand when I was young. I didn't have full control, but I got so I could move the ball back and forth from one hand to the other without breaking the cadence of my dribble. I wasn't dribbling behind my back or setting up any trick stuff, but I was laying the groundwork for it.
A Texan outside of Texas is a foreigner.
For some reason, the Secret Service revealed this, that Sarah Palin's Secret Service code name is 'Denali. ' Turns out 'Denali' is an old Eskimo name that means 'Dan Quayle. '
I’VE ALWAYS BEEN A REBEL. I NEVER DO THINGS THE WAY THEY’RE SUPPOSED TO BE DONE. EITHER I GO IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OR I CREATE A NEW DIRECTION FOR MYSELF, REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE RULES ARE OR WHAT SOCIETY SAYS.
I think one of the things about being a good coach is to recognise when you have given all that you can. In fact there should be some sort of unspoken law that says that a coach cannot have anyone for three or four years - if you have not passed on most of the stuff you know in that time, then you are not doing a good job.