I remember at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Shaq always wanted me to show him steps over and over.

I love fashion as much as I love basketball! It is a great joy for me to express myself through designing my own collection.

I remember at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Shaq always wanted me to show him steps over and over.

When I was playing, I didn't realize how much of an impact I would make on people, Muslim or non-Muslim. We played a lot of games during Ramadan. On national TV, the announcers were commenting about Ramadan, and this raised the awareness to the general public and we made all the Muslims very, very proud.

The key to fashion is, you don't want to look like you're trying. You've gotta be natural.

Well, the problem is the freedom that the sport gives you without getting to politics. Unfortunately, you cannot now separate it because people cannot be truthful; they have to be politically correct. There's no more sincerity. What we had before was freedom of speech and freedom of expression without judgement. That's why I don't get into politics.

My life is very simple. I like simplicity and for my time to be my own, so that I have the freedom to devote the majority of it to Islam.