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.
Inspector Kemp: [holds up his wooden arm] To the lumber yard!
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.
In our Country... one class of men makes war and leaves another to fight it out.
My mom told me a long time ago, 'Never get in a fight with a lady.'
We knew it was going to be difficult to get to the moon. We didn't know how difficult.
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.
Obviously I was challenged by becoming a Naval aviator, by landing aboard aircraft carriers and so on.
I never had a doubt that I would make it to the NBA, even when I wasn't playing.
I'll put you through hell, but at the end of it all we'll be champions.
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.
All managers are losers, they are the most expendable pieces of furniture on the face of the Earth.
