I was taught by teachers, and if it's one thing I have it's a basketball mind and I try to pass it on and pay it forward.

As I look back on the day I signed my professional contract in 1973, I've never gone to sleep wondering if I could pay the bills or take care of my family. That's what basketball has done for me. It's given me the greatest of thrills from high school to college to the Olympics to coaching to broadcasting.

Don't ever have a rule that you won't enforce with your best player.

Work as hard as you can to become as good an individual player as you can to help your team win

When your teammate looks you in the eye and holds you accountable, that's the greatest kind of leadership there is