Allah says in the Qur'an not to despise one another. So the criterion in Islam is not color or social status. It's who is most righteous. If I go to a mosque - and I'm a basketball player with money and prestige - if I go to a mosque and see an imam, I feel inferior. He's better than me. It's about knowledge.

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

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.

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

All these boundaries - Africa, Asia, Malaysia, America - are set by men. But you don't have to look at boundaries when you are looking at a man - at the character of a man. The question is: What do you stand for? Are you a follower, or are you a leader?

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.