The transition was difficult. It's hard to stop something that you've enjoyed and that has been very rewarding.

I'm not going to disappear.

I've always tried to stay out of the fray and not be an object of controversy.

Yoga is somewhat hard to quantify in terms of benefits because you see them in all the injuries you don't get.

For me, the bold jazz of John Coltrane and Miles Davis reflected the bold attitude in African-Americans finding their political identity and voice.

There's a ball. There's a hoop. You put the ball through the hoop. That's success.

I'm not comfortable being preachy, but more people need to start spending as much time in the library as they do on the basketball court.