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.

If not shown appreciation, it gets to you.

I rooted for the Dodgers when they were in Brooklyn.

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

I saw Islam as the correct way to live, and I chose to try to live that way.

For me, the bold jazz of John Coltrane and Miles Davis reflected the bold attitude in African-Americans finding their political identity and voice.

I don't know if I was the baddest. People kind of saw me in that light.