Common decency demands that [NCAA athletes] should be paid, but the only way it will happen is the same way workers got paid throughout American history, through a strong union.

I'm the baddest among the bad guys.

I'm still my parent's child, I'm still me, but I made a choice. I evolved into Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. I think it has to do with evolution.

Fundamental preparation is always effective. Work on those parts of your game that are fundamentally weak.

When I traveled through Greece in the '90s, everything [Albert Hoxie] taught me came flooding back and I was able to appreciate the art and culture much more because of him.

My grandfather and my uncle both died from colorectal cancer, my dad almost died from it and I have the gene for it.

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