It's not win or die at my house. We're all competitive, but it's not the type to get stressed out by it.
It's always in a cycle. One set of plays will work really well for a time, and then defenses figure it out, and you go to something else.
I never thought I'd make it in the NBA, so everything else is gravy.
All I know is the same lessons you need to learn at Little League basketball, you need to learn at the upper levels. It's the little things you learn when you're little that apply in college.
I never consciously thought about going all the way through the 'Gonzaga farm system,' but that's the way it happened.
My playing time in 1992 was limited because of an injury I suffered in a practice.
I don't crush the kids. But I do want them to know that they have to earn what they get. I'm not like Jimmy Piersall's dad or anything. I mean, I tell them I'm happy if they just do the best they can. My parents were that way with me.
Usually for the last play, everyone goes helter-skelter. They go to the wrong spots. They don't do the right thing.
I think everybody should have the attitude that you can't allow yourself to be hurt. You avoid a lot just with that attitude.
If I could turn into my old coaches, or my parents, then I'd consider that a definite plus.
I don't care if people even discuss what I did. But if anyone is ever sitting around the kitchen table talking about my career, I hope they say they enjoyed watching me play. That's good enough.
I know my first years sitting on the bench, largely behind Rickey Green, was a great learning tool for me.
I don't like to give in to injuries. I don't like to use them as excuses. Everybody has them.
The West is tough. Great teams. Great records, top to bottom.
I think I laid it all out there for 19 years, and you don't always achieve all the goals that you shoot for.
I don't go home to parades.
I think records are irrelevant, but I'm being approached about it all the time. If I could avoid it, that would be great.
If you start chasing around trying to get steals for your own benefit, then you really put your defense at a disadvantage. It's not a big thing for me; if it happens, great.
With kids and all the other activities around the house, I'm finding it harder to give my full attention to basketball.
I just play. I'm not one to think about it. If I get one assist and we win, that's great. Otherwise, I could care less.
