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When my number is called, nobody cares if I am a starter or not. They just care if I make plays or if I'm productive.

Even though I retired from coaching, I still believe that is my calling.

At the end of the year, you'll see my numbers. My numbers are always there.

I just felt all along that if I could get a certain amount of years in the league, have great years and still have my health when I walked away, that would be great.

There was the misconception out there that I retired after the 2008 season, but that was never the case. I wasn't done with basketball yet, and I'm still not done.

When I said I retired from basketball playing, I have retired. You will not see me play again. That is a promise.

You have to step up when your number is called.

So I don't really believe that how many years you've had in the league determines how well your players play... Coaching is coaching.

I don't worry about numbers. I worry about wins. You can see all the years that my numbers went down and how many championships I've got. That's what I worry about.