For The Record

It’s amazing to me that it’s been 20 years since Tiger's historic victory. But it’s even more amazing to me that I ended up getting to know Tiger, the person.

Thinking about the past isn’t going to help us bring a world title to Cleveland this season.

I still don’t think the magnitude of the whole thing has really set in. I don’t know that it ever will.

Dear Tar Heels, Remember last year’s Final Four week?

There has never been a better time to be a Gamecock than right now.

No, we were not the U.S. JV team … because if there really had been an American JV team competing in the WBC, none of us would have made it.

No matter what the future holds, that game on Sunday will always be for Dad.

I would have loved to have played on the greatest Gonzaga basketball team of all time. But honestly, I’m happy to have been supplanted.

Your life becomes like the sand in an hourglass. You have this sense that your time is dwindling. Only you don't know how much sand is left.

I wish everyone knew how awesome this group of girls is: the most unique, amazing, strange, funny, thoughtful teammates in the world.

Shaquille O’Neal picks out his favorite Lakers photos with longtime team photographer Andrew D. Bernstein. Yes, this is his real handwriting.

The image of Gazza falling to the ground with his arms out, the noise at Wembley and the crowd going wild — that’s what the national team is to me.

Nobody believed in us when this tournament started, but we’re still here.

I just turned 41, and while I don’t feel like I need to win everybody over, I do think it’s necessary to set some things straight.

We have a group of young men who are as impressive as any you’ll find in the country. They also happen to play some pretty good basketball. Ask Duke.

After I signed with the Mavericks, I packed up my things and got on a one-way flight to Dallas. I landed to find a city in mourning.

Esa era una de las cosas que más me gustaba del béisbol… me dejaba soñar.

I was becoming part of a community in Cleveland. But there was still something else that I needed to do. I wanted to become a U.S. citizen.

It’s important that we bring pride back to our country. We know that’s what supporters have been waiting for as well.

As proud as I am to hear those words, I’m even more surprised. I still can’t believe how many people all over the country know who the Shockers are.

Our sport — our arenas and our games — is a safe haven for all those who love it.

If you truly love something, you need to be able to look critically at it.

I am going to help this team finish what it started. I am going to make sure my new home achieves the title it deserves.

Voy a ayudar a este equipo a terminar lo que empezamos porque eso es lo que quiero hacer, pero también porque ustedes se lo merecen.