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In 1981, when I went down to visit Georgia Tech, I watched Michael Jordan play and literally get ridiculed for taking a jump shot in the championship game that went off the backboard, and they won. People are forgetting that Michael was just one of the players when they went to the Dream Team.

Growing up, Michael Jordan was my Olympic hero.

Michael Jordan and Magic and myself all learned how to play the game in college programs that emphasized the team.

When Michael Jordan quit, I suddenly found myself without a sports hero.

Michael Jordan was a tremendous basketball player.

I grew up a Michael Jordan fan; that was my first idol. But my true sports idol was Deion Sanders: he was the person I always wanted to be. I wanted to play two sports professionally, which would never happen, but to me, that was every kid's dream.

Obviously I'm not to where Michael Jordan is, but trying to get to some level where he was and just striving for the best. That's what got me here.

My greatest memories as a kid were playing sports with my dad and watching sports with my dad.

I didn't like how my NBA career ended because I wanted to go out on my own terms. But nobody tried to believe in me, that I could go back and play. I can still play at 39.

When I was younger, I just thought about playing in the NBA.