I played basketball to try to get my parents from working so hard.
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Knocking out the cobwebs that had been over L.A. and over the Great Western Forum and way back in the Sports Arena days when Jerry West and Elgin Baylor and Wilt Chamberlain never could overcome the Celtics - that probably was my fondest memory,James Worthy
It wasn't hatred, ... It was playoffs, time to focus on the Celtics, and I'm not going to be friendly until maybe I see you in the Bahamas in July and August and maybe we can catch up. That's just the way it was.
James Worthy
It seemed like the players were a little bit more loyal, ... I know there's a lot more financial enhancement going on in the game right now, but it seems like players were eager to build around their team when he played, as opposed to two or three years here, then move on. I like the game the way it was back then. There was more parity in the league.
James Worthy
The young guys, with the exception of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, really didn't understand that rivalry that the Celtics and the Lakers had back when the Celtics were dominating the league in the '60s and early '70s, ... It wasn't until Larry and Magic faced off again that the whole history was conjured up and put on our shoulders, and it was an overwhelming experience for me. I grew up watching Jo-Jo White and Paul Silas, and respected those guys.
James Worthy
In going from sports to business, you can bring some of the same principles. There's a lot of correlation between the two worlds.
James Worthy
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