Jackie Robinson, as an athlete and as someone who was trying to make a stand for equality, he was exemplary.

I am highly offended by the total lack of acknowledgement of my contribution to Laker success.

In January of 1969, after a meeting to discuss the leadership of UCLA's new Afro-American Program, [Alprentice "Bunchy" Carter and John Huggins, Jr.] were murdered on campus by a rival black nationalist group, the United Slaves Organization. This shook up all the students, black and white, and made us all realize that what we were doing wasn't just an academic exercise, but had repercussions in the real world.

I'm the baddest among the bad guys.

It's hard for young players to see the big picture. They just see three or four years down the road.

Justice should be blind especially color-blind and able to fairly deal with the very real need for honest law enforcement.

I got all A's and was hated for it; I spoke correctly and was called a punk.