John Havlicek

“I have seen about every side of professional basketball.”

“K. C. Jones was so great - always going all out.”

“I preferred to use the whole floor and stay in motion and pick up easy baskets and that type of thing.”

“I announced my retirement as early as I did because I felt it was in the Celtics' tradition.”

“Eating properly has a great affect on me.”

“I think your roles change throughout life.”

“Everything a player could accomplish, I've done.”

“A lot of times we overlook some of our priorities.”

“If you do feel yourself getting a little tired, you figure your opponent is feeling it, too.”

“You don't have to run from baseline to baseline when you play guard. That helps me.”

“I stay away from pies, cakes and things like that.”

“A lot of guys have calcium deposits and bone spurs and keep playing.”

“I never really thought about records or anything like that, the only thing I thought about were championships.”

“I have no reason to really keep up with the N.B.A.”

“I wanted to play both football and basketball until they made me select one over the other.”

“When I entered the NBA in 1962, I, Tom Gola and Oscar Robertson were the only 6-foot, 5-inch or better forwards in the league. Now they're a dime a dozen.”

“I wouldn't change my era for anything. The team's stayed together.”

“No, I don't work on an endurance program in the off-season.”

“Being a Midwesterner, my first year in Boston was a trial. I loved the team, but adjusting to city life was most difficult.”

“The 3-point shot would have certainly added more to my career points, but I don't know how many. It's one of those things that people will speculate on. I'm just happy with what I have.”