James Worthy
James Worthy
James Ager Worthyis an American retired Hall of Fame professional basketball player. A former basketball commentator, television host, and analyst, he now works as an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth27 February 1961
CityGastonia, NC
CountryUnited States of America
business drop ego learn start totally
You have to totally drop your ego and start from scratch, and learn a new business,
business great
He (Pola) told me about his business and I was curious, ... I could see this was a great team.
bring sports
In going from sports to business, you can bring some of the same principles. There's a lot of correlation between the two worlds.
game opponents respect seemed
I like the game the way it was, because there seemed to be a little more respect for your opponents and for your own teammates, ... The game was played, in my opinion, way differently - more as a team.
easy harder stay
It's easy to get into business, ... It's much harder to stay and maintain.
august bahamas catch focus friendly july maybe time until
It wasn't hatred, ... It was playoffs, time to focus on the Celtics, and I'm not going to be friendly until maybe I see you in the Bahamas in July and August and maybe we can catch up. That's just the way it was.
chance game seconds seven six win
We had a chance to win Game Two with about six or seven seconds to go and we were under the Celtics' basket,
break excitement fast
I get that same excitement as a fast break with Magic,
pain loss player
The P.A.S.T. preventative screening and treatment programs are a must for all players. We can extend our lives and live a healthy and pain free life. The programs are very comprehensive. We have lost several players at a young age, maybe the loss of some of our players could have been prevented with the prevention, knowledge, and treatment that P.A.S.T. provides.
basketball strong people
The Hall of Fame has strong people.
basketball college letters
I started getting letters from college in the tenth grade.
pain play mind
If you feel pain, you have to make up your mind whether you can play with it or not.
games long knees
It's somewhat of a normal procedure sometimes when you have a knee drained... so long as it's not something you have to do every game.
basketball parent trying
I played basketball to try to get my parents from working so hard.