"Without question, no hesitation, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was the best player I ever played against."

"Bill Russell was my favorite player of all-time."

"A lot of people understand what not saying anything means, so, in effect, not saying anything is really saying a lot."

"But you have to understand, my beard is so nasty. I mean, it's the only beard in the history of Western civilization that makes Bob Dylan's beard look good."

"That's what makes it so fun to be on a team. You're sitting at your house, thinking up this wild, crazy stuff as to how it's going to go, and the other guys are sitting at their houses doing the same thing."

"Life is about growth. People are not perfect when they're 21 years old."

"Well, we've made some changes on this tour. We're no longer sleeping in the parking lots and swimming in the fountains. We've been staying in hotels most of the way, though I will say some hotels have declined to take us because we're just having too much fun."