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Part of it went on gambling, and part of it went on women. The rest I spent foolishly.

We spent a lot of money on some players.

Money was never a big motivation for me, except as a way to keep score. The real excitement is playing the game.

Part of the $10 million I spent on gambling, part on booze and part on women. The rest I spent foolishly.

I played professional level sports. When you're playing for money, it's a whole other level.

The way I figured it, I was even with baseball and baseball with me. The game had done much for me, and I had done much for it.

Once I'm at the arena with the guys in the dressing room, and in the bus, and on the plane, I'm a player. And I sit in the back with the players and I play cards and try to take their money.

Whether it was Little League or playing with your brothers or sisters, that was always a problem. If I would lose - because I very rarely lost - then everything would go crazy.

It's hard not to chase the money. You sit at home when guys are out playing for a $6 million purse, and you know you're going to drop back on the money list, so you end up playing when you don't really want to.

When people ask me what I miss most about the game, it's being in the locker room and getting to know the guys. Back in those days, we had roommates. We had to talk basketball and that was a great way to understand the game itself and form those lasting relationships.