Basketball is an endurance sport, and you have to learn to control your breath; that's the essence of yoga, too. So, I consciously began using yoga techniques in my practice and playing. I think yoga helped reduce the number and severity of injuries I suffered. As preventative medicine, it's unequaled.

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

After practice, I would have to go back to the dorm and take a nap.

I could have skated by as an athlete, but the world is so much bigger and more interesting than any one thing. I didn't want to be pigeonholed as just a jock. I'm also an author, a student of history, and I collect memorabilia from the Wild West. I'm also a son, a father, and a friend.

Your best athletes might give basketball a try just when they think, geez, this might be something that pays off for me in the end.

If ISIS represents Islam, then the KKK represents Christianity

Ignorance is not something that lends itself to a meaningful discussion.