They are taking steps, but they are baby steps.
My role models in the business were the older guys on my team when I first got there: Gray Scott, Adrian Smith, Roland Taylor. These were the guys who took me under their wing, and really schooled me in terms of what the business was about.
When handling the ball, I always would look for daylight, wherever there was daylight.
I think I started learning lessons about being a good person long before I ever knew what basketball was. And that starts in the home, it starts with the parental influence.
I came from a broken home, so my mom was a major influence in my life.
There's the typical books, Moby Dick and, I guess in my adult life I began to read biographies more than fiction. I started to want to relate to other people's lives, things that had really happened.
Right up until the time I retired at age 37, I felt like there were still things that I could do better.
I pulled the plug on it at a time that I thought was right for me to exit.
If you've experienced having control, you don't want to be moved to a subordinate position, if you have your druthers.
I always try to keep a pretty conservative demeanor on the court.
That was just my own personal program: I didn't want to get too high over the good moments because I didn't want to be saddened and depressed when things didn't go as I had planned.
I grabbed 19 rebounds in my first professional game, and somehow found a way to score 20 points. I felt real good about it. I felt that this was the beginning of something good.
Every team that I've played on, I've either been the captain or co-captain.
If you get depressed about being the second-best team in the world, then you've got a problem.
With the crowds on your side, it's easier to play up to your potential.
In 1981, at age 31, I was voted the best player in basketball, and the most valuable player in the league.
If you do things with a certain type of result and cause a certain type of reaction or effect, then you increase your market value. It's very much a competition for the entertainment dollar, and that's never been more clearly evident than in today's NBA game.
One of the commitments that I personally have now is to a diverse approach to buying businesses, and the operation of those businesses.
I live my life trying to never appear to be a small man.
To be great we need to win games we aren't supposed to win.
