Video games just can't compare with the variety and intensity of reading.

Some stuff can be fixed, some stuff can’t be. Deciding which is which is part of maturing.

The first time I shot the hook, I was in fourth grade, and I was about five feet eight inches tall. I put the ball up and felt totally at ease with the shot. I was completely confident it would go in. I've been shooting it ever since.

The '80s made up for all the abuse I took during the '70s. I outlived all my critics. By the time I retired, everybody saw me as a venerable institution. Things do change.

We don't have selfish guys here, which sometimes leads to problems.

I think race has been a burden for black Americans. Being Muslim has also been a challenge because so many people do not understand Islam.

Initially when I stopped playing, I had accumulated some burnout.