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Well, I'm from Indiana. So to me when I was a little kid growing up, Cincinnati was the glamorous New York of it all.

I lived five years in the Midwest, and I loved it. The people were so nice. The people were so open.

I grew up in Columbus, Indiana, a kind of industrial and farmland place.

It truly has been an honor to play in Indianapolis. I do love it here. I love the fans, and I will always enjoy having played for such a great team.

There are no kinder, more generous, more welcoming, more hospitable people in America than in the 92 counties of Indiana.

I want to say to you Indiana people that I owe you a big, big debt of gratitude because nowhere in the world is a sporting group followed more than this state follows basketball. And I just want to thank you for the opportunity that I had to coach in this state - it will always be something that I will cherish.

I kind of cherish at least the idea of Midwestern candor and openness. But I couldn't live there.

My mom grew up in Kansas, my dad in Indiana. They had boring childhoods.

I'd waste a holiday trying to set a story in this new place I'd visit, whereas I would never write a story about Indianapolis.