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.

The '80s made up for all the abuse I took during the '70s. I outlived all my critics. By the time I retired, everybody saw me as a venerable institution. Things do change.

Yoga is just good for you.

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.

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

When the line started to blur between the fans and the players, sometimes things can get ugly.

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