It's the perfect place for what we do. We needed more space and to be able to provide the proper tools. We have access to the facility 24/7, and how many club teams have their own home floor and training facility?

There's a lot of talent here in Las Vegas. The high school coaches do a really good job. A lot of kids are capable of playing D-1. I'm surprised that more kids aren't getting scholarships.

There's room for both programs, maybe even a couple more. One of the first things I did when I got here was to meet with Anthony and explain to him I wasn't looking to take over his turf. He's still got his players. He's adidas-sponsored and I'm on the adidas (grass-roots basketball) board. Why would I want to hurt my own?

I lay on my back, surprised at how calm and focused I felt, strapped to four and a half million pounds of explosives.

Across the sea of space, the stars are other suns.

At this point I thought 'We made it,' by which I meant 'We survived.' I also was acutely aware that my childhood dream of flying into space had just come true.