I was especially impressed with Pauley Pavilion [at UCLA campus ]. The floors hadn't been laid down yet, when they gave me the tour, each new room got my heart thumping. They even had a surgical operating room in case an athlete was severely injured.

I think I really benefited from going to college.

I was latching on to something that was part of my heritage, because many of the slaves who were brought here were Moslems.

Today's youth are told to get rich or die trying and they really shouldn't take that attitude forward with them.

As a parent, I have a job as a role model to my children, and by extension, to other young people.

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.

If not shown appreciation, it gets to you.