I felt that a number of people might have questioned my loyalty, but I continue to be a patriotic American.

What I have is P.H. positive chronic myeloid leukemia, which is an aberration in your white blood cells.

I'm not exaggerating when I say that the 761st was Patton's best tank unit and nobody knew about it.

I'm not going to disappear.

Either because I was an athlete or because I was black - probably both - there seemed to be a clear assumption that I wouldn't be up to the work.

The extra pass and the extra effort on defense always get the job done.

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