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

I need about three seats lengthwise to sleep on a plane. It's not easy for me to curl up.

I'm not going to emphasize the sky-hook as much as work with the specific skills of the guys.

I'm still my parent's child, I'm still me, but I made a choice. I evolved into Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. I think it has to do with evolution.

This is what I would have done if I had to have a real job: I would have been a history teacher.

If they took the idea that they could escape poverty through education, I think it would make a more basic and long-lasting change in the way things happen. What we need are positive, realistic goals and the willingness to work. Hard work and practical goals.

I listen to jazz mainly. Mainstream jazz.