The extra pass and the extra effort on defense always get the job done.

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.

The transition was difficult. It's hard to stop something that you've enjoyed and that has been very rewarding.

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.

What I have is P.H. positive chronic myeloid leukemia, which is an aberration in your white blood cells.

Reporters used to ask me the same inane questions year-in and year-out, city-to-city, and it would drive me crazy.

I don't get a big charge out of being the leading scorer. The object of competing is winning. I just try to do what has to be done for us to win. That might be anything at the time - defense, rebounding, passing. I get great satisfaction out of being a team player.