Folly is strong

Too much sanity may be madness — and maddest of all: to see life as it is, and not as it should be!

I'm a very contented, peaceful man. I made mistakes, yes, but I accepted them, and, I hope, graciously.

Declaring independence was the most traumatic decision I had to live up to. Because I didn't want to do it.

When I was about eight, I asked my mother if it was true that God knows everything about you. When she answered yes, I said, "Then there's no hope for me, Mum."

You have to be a little crazy to be a dancer.

My father used to say that if a man fools you once, he's a jerk. If he fools you twice, you're a jerk. Only he didn't use the word "jerk."

When it's time to let someone go, do it right. No surprises. No humiliation.

It is most difficult, in my mind, to separate any success, whether it be in your profession, your family, or as in my case, in basketball, from religion.

There are a couple of teachers I have had without whose influence I would not be as happy with who I am.

Youth is not enough. And love is not enough. And success is not enough. And, if we could achieve it, enough would not be enough.