Bill and Keith knew each other's idiosyncrasies like the back of their hands. |
Coach Wooden gave me a job description. He told me I probably wouldn't play very much, but he needed me to practice against Bill. He said, 'You're not going to get the glory, but I need you to do this.' I accepted the challenge. |
No doubt. Who could score on Bill and who could stop Kareem? |
The talent is better but your teamwork is not. |
There were two things going on then. I was enjoying the battle against Bill and I was convincing myself that my practices were games, that I at least had the competition that every athlete needs. |