If I'm going to get suspended, I want to hit the guy.

New York fans want a winner. They strive for a winner.

I hope people understand that Jerry Tarkanian gave young black males a chance to better themselves and the lives of their families when no one else would. The way Coach talked to me, he spoke my language. I needed that type of voice in my life.

You'll hear guys talk all the time about coaches being a father figure. Well I'm 45 years old and I've never met my father. I consider Jerry Tarkanian my father.

My plan is to go back to Dallas and build my house. I want a spread 50, 60 or 70 acres. 'Cause Dallas is where everybody's at' that I can really relate to.

Since this basketball thing has started, some way or another I've become the most handsomest man in the world, because everybody's like, 'Oh!' I think, 'What's happened to me?'

When I was in Vegas, people asked, 'Did you ever regret not going to SMU?' What? I'm in Vegas. I'm on TV every Saturday. I'm winning titles. Did I regret it? That's a silly question.

As far as me going out to a movie or going out to eat, and people coming up, that's fine. I love that. I'd rather have it than not have it.

What I want to do for Mom - I want her to be able to understand that she can do anything she wants. I want her to be able to say, 'I've never been to so-and-so,' and go. She deserves that.

I feel I was born to play basketball.

This is a beautiful country, the best country, but it's not holy, it's not righteous.

It's important to get some balanced scoring on the floor. For me, I've got to make shots.

Yeah, we've made beautiful strides, but what percentage of black people has made that stride when I go back to my neighborhood and see the same thing? I'm the only one who came out of my neighborhood. All of them dead, on drugs, selling drugs. Am I supposed to be honored and happy just by my success?

No one man can rise above the masses or the condition of his people.

Charlie Ward was the best dude ever.

MSG is the world's greatest arena, and New York is so competitive.

My five years in New York were unbelievable.

When it comes to the younger generation, anything on the floor I'll criticize - not playing hard, not doing this, fighting, not giving your all. Off the floor, you guys are on your own.

I'm always on the players' side, of course. The owners are going to take their fill, but I'm always on the players' side.

I only won one national championship.

When people talk to me, they want to know about Grandmama, they want to know about UNLV, and how was it playing with Muggsy. You don't have to be a basketball fan to be a Muggsy fan. The shortest guy to ever play in the league, I get that question all the time.

I can remember my jersey being the No. 1 seller for like two years, and I think it was the color of the jersey.

I think I'm caught up in playing in New York. Here, my mind is cluttered worrying about things.

Most of the power forwards in the NBA are 6'10', 6'11', making it difficult for a player at 6'7', 6'8' to the play the position.