I needed to go to class; I needed to go to practice; I needed to have a life away from basketball.

A team will always appreciate a great individual if he's willing to sacrifice for the group.

Black people don't have an accurate idea of their history, which has been either suppressed or distorted.

I think someone should explain to the child that it's OK to make mistakes. That's how we learn. When we compete, we make mistakes.

We all had a lot of fun making the film ["Airplane" ], but there weren't a lot of outtakes or cracking up because we all were focused on doing our jobs in a professional manner.

My biggest accomplishment has been making a transition from athlete to author.

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