My choosing Islam was not a political statement; it was a spiritual statement.

Jackie Robinson, as an athlete and as someone who was trying to make a stand for equality, he was exemplary.

When I was at UCLA, the Harlem Globetrotters offered me a million dollars to come play for them. I turned it down because my education was just as important as playing ball.

When you're a coach you've got to go up the ladder, you've got to be ready to travel. That's the nature of coaching

We don't have selfish guys here, which sometimes leads to problems.

I have been coaching recently. I coached high school basketball in Arizona, and I hope that more opportunities become available.

Lakers were able to maintain a certain level of talent and success and so were the Celtics. So after awhile it became part of people's sports lore...