Coming from L.A., rush hour from 8 to 10 and from 3 to 5 on the freeways. Everything was so congested. Indiana, there's never any traffic. People are warm and nice. People are warm and nice in California, but you never know. You might run across Sirhan Sirhan the next day in L.A.

Growing up playing on the streets, you made your name by talking mess and getting into people's heads.

Whether it's the best player or the 12th man next to the Gatorade cooler, understanding the personalities on your team is key.

Military veterans and the sacrifices they have made for our country carry a status we all should appreciate and honor.

The bottom line is that our kids deserve a brighter future. They deserve an opportunity to attend college, regardless of their wealth or class. And our economy needs an educated work force that can compete in the global race for jobs.

I first got online in the late '80s when I was an eccentric teenager in suburban New Jersey, in a town mostly interested in sports, popularity, and clothes. I was a reader, into Jorge Luis Borges, and I found, connected to, and delighted in a group of Borges scholars from Aarhus, Denmark, that I met online.

It's 2018, and being an openly gay man and an athlete, that is part of the face of America now.

I know it's a team game, but, you know, the great ones can do that - have their team involved and take over a game.