Basketball is a lifelong game. You continue to learn from the game day in and day out, and all along the way, you get better.
You need to know exactly where to be on the pitch at all times.
The game of golf doesn't come rushing back to you. Last week I made a couple of fundamental mistakes that I probably wouldn't have made in the heat of the battle back when I was in my heyday, and those things have got to come back.
I'm not the strongest, I'm not the fastest, I can't jump the highest, so for me, it's doing it in other ways: changing paces, using your body to get open, knowing your defender. A lot goes into it. You have to study the game.
It's important for me to understand more about my swing and my game, no matter who I end up working with.
I have an incredible amount of basketball knowledge, and I think a lot of that is derived from having a Hall of Fame college basketball coach who was very knowledgeable of the game and I had a great high school coach who was also very knowledgeable.
To me, throwback means I'm a smart player. I know how to play the game. I'm very skilled. I do a lot of things that other people don't do.
I didn't know so well chess theory, the theory of chess openings. And so, of course I knew the theory, but not on the level of the best players, so this was my... this was always my weakness.
I think every game in the NBA, I'm a lot better than I was before just by learning a lot.
I can talk with my team-mates, understand them and it's better for understanding the coaching staff and the game itself. If someone's making a run and they shout for the ball, I know now.
When you have somebody like Christie Rampone, with the vast experience she has had, you're going to defer to her line because she has played in so many huge games, and she knows what she's talking about.
My challenge when I came back was to face the young talent, dissect their games, and show them maybe that they needed to learn more about the game than just the money aspect.
What I will miss the most about Guardiola? His obsession with the game and his knowledge, which makes you a better football player.
I happen to love Chase Daniel. I love his competitive zeal, how smart he is, how knowledgeable he is about the game.
As you get more experience out there, as you get more comfortable with the NBA system, the offense, the schemes, you begin to understand where you're going to get your looks from. And I think a big part of playing well is not having to look over your shoulder and just understanding that you're consistently be counted on.
I know what to do when they give me the ball. I know what to do to give this team a chance to win.
That really helps a player, knowing when they're going to go in the game and what they need to do when they get in there, what to expect.
I know how the game is played, and I'm always working on it.
You can't surprise LeBron any more. He's such a smart player. His intellect has caught up with his athletic ability.
I try to be a smart quarterback. I'm not the fastest or the best athlete, but if I can know what the defense is doing and stick to my job and what needs to be done I can make the plays needed to move the ball and score.
Beyond studying, though, I think a coach should mainly have knowledge of football: if you do not know what to say to the players then you are not going anywhere.
That's the biggest difference from college to NFL. Everybody's so talented at this level, the difference is knowing the game - knowing where to go with the ball in my position, knowing how to execute your job to the highest level. In college, you could just get by playing ball.
I've studied the game in every different aspect that I can.
I love all board games, actually, apart from backgammon. I can never remember the rules.
I've played a lot of football in my life. I know the tempo and speed of the game.
