The Lakers fans have been great, even folks in the supermarket are welcoming me back.

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

The constant expansion has diluted the talent. Other than that, it's still the same game.

I hope to be involved in a successful movie script.

Michael Jordan and Magic and myself, all learned how to play the game in college programs that emphasized the team.

Few players have cast a spell across the game like Yao Ming, before or since.

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.