Islam is about finding your own space.

The constant expansion has diluted the talent. Other than that, it's still the same game.

I've always tried to stay out of the fray and not be an object of controversy.

Initially when I stopped playing, I had accumulated some burnout.

Culture and politics were inseparable [in the Sixties], which gave a soundtrack to political awareness and activism.

When I was a kid, no one would believe anything positive that you could say about black people. That's a terrible burden.

The Lakers fans have been great, even folks in the supermarket are welcoming me back.