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

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

We can learn from mistakes of others, whether they're kings or our parents. When we do learn those lessons, we're better equipped to make our own dreams come true.

You have to be able to center yourself, to let all of your emotions go... Don't ever forget that you play with your soul as well as your body.

I rooted for the Dodgers when they were in Brooklyn.

I think a lot of people, if they get the opportunity to do some acting, they think, 'I might be a star.'

UCLA acknowledged this shift by bringing in Alex Haley (the co-author of The Autobiography of Malcolm X) and Eldridge Cleaver (Soul on Ice) as speakers.