I can remember trying to coach, trying to figure out schemes, and it just wasn't coming to me.
The mini-Moog was conceived originally as a session musician's axe, something a guy could carry to the studio, do a gig and walk out.
I'm going to mess up. But I'm going to get back, you know, and get after it and try to do better the next day.
You read glowing things and it doesn't feel deserved. You read things that are critical and it cuts you to the bone.
I know there are a lot of people who believe in me as a player and a person, and I don't want to let them down.
I have won on Honda and Yamaha so maybe it is interesting to win with a third team, Ducati, who are Italian.
It is a big problem and so I don't know for sure if I say yes or no to Ferrari.
I never race for records. The motivation to try to beat the record is not enough to continue. You have to enjoy it.
The party has to be much more. It has to connect in a real way with rank-and-file members and be their voice.
A man's got two shots for jewelry: a wedding ring and a watch. The watch is a lot easier to get on and off than a wedding ring.
I feel blessed to have an opportunity to try out for a second Olympics team and if it doesn't work out, hey I gave it my all.
It's that athlete's obsessiveness - the need to prove yourself and work harder than anybody else. I think it's what helped me do well in the theater.
Throughout my journey in basketball, I always have someone to talk to in my father. I know how hard he had to work as an athlete.
I just work out hard enough that, if I'm craving something, I eat it and know I'm going to burn it off the next day with extra intensity.
You shouldn't just work on your jump shot. You should work on being a better person, a better teammate, and a better friend.
Moving on is not forgetting - moving on is being able to remember without feeling awful about it.
Growing up, I found I was good at two things: Art and Math. To hear my parents say it, though, it was only, 'John is good at Math.'
you were attacked by cement monkeys?
The best thing about being a dad? Well, I think it's just the thing that every man wants - to have a son and heir.
My teammates at Duke - all of them, black and white - were a band of brothers who came together to play at the highest level for the best coach in basketball.
I'm just trying to grow. That's one thing I told myself is, 'Don't worry about who people say is the best player.'
