If a kid has a passion, parents will go to any extreme. It's amazing the things parents will do for their kids.

The biggest cost is travel. You put a kid on the road for a day and it gets expensive, especially from Denver, because teams have to fly to competitions in the Midwest. Most of the rest of the teams can take buses.

Doug just wanted me to shoot (a jumper). But I pump-faked (Tarpley) and drove by him. That was the only game-winning shot I ever hit (in 10 NBA seasons).

Different parents will have activities after the prom.

We had a lot of guts, heart and passion. We were in extreme foul trouble. We went back-and-forth the whole game. We paid attention to detail and did the little things to win.

Isn't a kid alive who doesn't dream about rewarding her folks, or punishing them.