His way or don't play

Nearly 30 years later, Michael Holton recalls it as a life-changing conversation. Holton was a high school All-American turned arrogant freshman (his term) at UCLA. The Bruins were struggling at 8-6, so coach Larry Brown pulled his young point guard into the office for a heart-to-heart. "He was asking me to sacrifice -- to defend and run the team," Holton recalled. "I asked, `What about ... [link]