Work As Hard As You Can To

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.

Work As Hard As You Can To Become As Good An Individual Player As You Can To Help Your Team Win

I Remember When I Went To Try Out For The Olympic Team In 1972, Coach Iba Told Me He Didn't Care How Many Points I Could Score Because If I Couldn't Guard Anybody, I Wasn't Going To Make The Team. I Knew To Make The Team I Had To Become A Better Defender. If You Can Play Offense, You Can Defend. It Just Comes Down To Competitive Will.

I Think Every Time You Coach A Certain Team, When You Leave That Franchise, I Think You Continue To Grow. You Take A Look At The Things That You Did, The Things You Wish You Had Done Better. You Analyze Your Strengths And Your Weaknesses, And Then When You Move To Your Next Job, You Continue To Do The Same Thing.

Aside From An Intervention, Which I Don't Think Is On Anybody's Mind, Iraq Is Going To Have Defend For Itself.