I don't think Michael had to retire for us to get the spotlight, because when you win, it commands attention.

In many ways, my job in soccer was like my job in basketball now. I had to protect the goal. That was the name of the game, not letting the other team score.

When I look at the system here and look at my position - not just as a basketball player, but when I look around me at the values of the people and the culture and compare them with the values of where I came from - I feel so blessed to be from Africa.

I'm the kind of person who always wants more.

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've now been in this country for thirteen years, since I was seventeen. So this is my second home.

Sports is good for health and for children, it gives them manhood, courage, teaches them team work and coordination. Sports is something that is so crucial, it makes everything.