I have been coaching recently. I coached high school basketball in Arizona, and I hope that more opportunities become available.

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

I want people to understand that I intend to continue living and doing all the things that I love to do up until the end. And the end is by no means rushing up on me.

Basketball is an endurance sport, and you have to learn to control your breath; that's the essence of yoga, too. So, I consciously began using yoga techniques in my practice and playing. I think yoga helped reduce the number and severity of injuries I suffered. As preventative medicine, it's unequaled.

I've had a desire to coach for years. This was something I felt I should do.

Kobe's an incredibly talented athlete, and there are many more like him among today's players.

During 1866 and 1922, Native Americans and black soldiers often intermingled in the American west, on the frontier.