People have been killing because of racial differences since the time of Adam and Eve, but in this country racism has been primarily aimed at African Americans.
My favorite memory is, as a freshman, going to Carolina and beating them. Going over there and winning on their court. I think that was the only time I did win on their court.
No one can possibly know what is about to happen: it is happening, each time, for the first time, for the only time.
The writer's greed is appalling. He wants, or seems to want, everything and practically everybody, in another sense, and at the same time, he needs no one at all.
The first time I went to Taiwan, there were cameras, paparazzi, TV stations outside my hotel twenty-four hours a day nonstop.
I spent a lot of time doing things other people wanted me to do, so I'm doing what I want to do now.
The Knicks left me open a lot of times the last time we played them, and I was just making sure I took the shots that were there.
Some people are too prideful to go out and reach out to people to help them in that situation because it's just such a dark time.
My father also happened to be an intellectual, as learned, literate, informed, and curious as anyone I have known. Unobtrusively and casually, he was my wise and gentle teacher.
The thing I loved the most - and still love the most about teaching - is that you can connect with an individual or a group, and see that individual or group exceed their limits.
I've never been scared of contact. Now I get to bring it, that's what I love to do, so I'm going to bring it.
I've had two unlucky injuries that are the equivalent of walking under 1,000 ladders and seeing 1,000 black cats.
I guess if you're a normal person and all of a sudden you're getting $10 million a year, it can go to your head.
If these are the last 34 games of my NBA career, I want them played as tough as I can.
There's a disappointment there because I still feel there's an emptiness in my career that just wasn't filled.
I never had a doubt that I would make it to the NBA, even when I wasn't playing.
That seemed to be the case with most of the teams based in the smaller towns - the fans were more rabid, and they wanted to literally kill the opposition.
The MVP award was very satisfying in terms of personal accomplishments, but the championship was the most important thing of all.
I had a really bad temper, when I was growing up. Sport helped me channel that temper into more positive acts.
I can remember trying to coach, trying to figure out schemes, and it just wasn't coming to me.
I get constant reminders from fans who equate that game and my career as one and the same.
