Either because I was an athlete or because I was black - probably both - there seemed to be a clear assumption that I wouldn't be up to the work.

I needed to go to class; I needed to go to practice; I needed to have a life away from basketball.

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

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...

When I traveled through Greece in the '90s, everything [Albert Hoxie] taught me came flooding back and I was able to appreciate the art and culture much more because of him.

Fundamental preparation is always effective. Work on those parts of your game that are fundamentally weak.

We want to show how hip-hop, which kind of fuels today's basketball stars, is directly related to jazz.