But people don't know if I can teach the game. I know I can. My experience in Oklahoma was positive. It opened my eyes to how the game is played - the interaction among players, fans and media, how all that works. You have to know about the business of the game and how the actions of players and coaches affect the business. I think I have it down now.

I think the NBA players have to be held accountable in a reasonable way, just like any other professionals.

Alexander Hamilton realized that warfare was part and parcel of human nature, and it's something we had to prepare for.

I felt that a number of people might have questioned my loyalty, but I continue to be a patriotic American.

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

Black people don't have an accurate idea of their history, which has been either suppressed or distorted.

I'm still my parent's child, I'm still me, but I made a choice. I evolved into Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. I think it has to do with evolution.