Once I'm at the arena with the guys in the dressing room, and in the bus, and on the plane, I'm a player. And I sit in the back with the players and I play cards and try to take their money.
The only way I'd have gone was if it would better my career, I would not have gone just for the money. The point was to go to a club that could win trophies.
I believe the old boys' network is a powerful one. No one gives up power and privilege willingly, do they?
I just want the same thing Joe Montana got when he was MVP. He got respect. He got commercials. He got everything.
I respect the Hall of Fame, and if they think that I'm worthy enough, I would be very honored. And if they don't, I gave it all that I had to this game.
I respect Georges St. Pierre as a businessman and an athlete. I don't have anything against him personally. But he's not the kind of fighter I like watching.
You should be able to voice your opinion and respect the voice of the other side. You should be willing to educate yourself and know what it is you're dealing with.
I think I have a certain respect for people, you know. And I guess a lot of times I expect that respect to go both ways.
Science fiction without the science just becomes, you know, sword and sorcery, basically stories about heroism and not much more.
I can be a bit of a science geek. I tend more towards reading about brain science, neuroscience.
I'm in the perfect position. It's a sports position and a political position where I can help better the lives of athletes around the world.
I think track is still one of the most exciting participant sports, but we haven't been able to capitalize on that excitement through television and the print media.
What's more important than who's going to be the first black manager is who's going to be the first black sports editor of the New York Times.
Gymnastics is the greatest sport in the world, and one of the hardest, but we have to watch out for domineering male figures who try to belittle and scream at young girls.
My concentration level blocks out everything. Concentration is why some athletes are better than others. You develop that concentration in training and concentrate in a meet.
I think it is that parents just don't kick their kids out the door as much as they used to. I think the demise of sandlot sports has had a lot to do with it.
Regardless of the obstacles or hurdles that are ahead of you, regardless of the opponent, regardless of the odds, your goal and objective always is to win. I think that's part of sports.
My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging.
The ultimate would be to compete in a couple more Olympics, hopefully break some world records and wind up my sports career with a couple of years in the WNBA.
I long for the days when athletes were revered. I want to see the romance return to sports, to see people enjoy the game purely for the game and the players.
I was a better basketball player growing up in high school than I was a swimmer. Basketball to this day is my favorite sport.
