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

The type of leukemia that I am dealing with is treatable. So if I do what my doctors tell me to do - get my blood checked regularly, take my meds and consult with my doctor and follow any additional instructions he might make - I will be able to maintain my good health and live my life with a minimum of disruptions to my lifestyle.

There are a lot of authors in the world, so it's difficult to find a unique niche to present your take on things. That is always a challenge for any author.

I think black Americans expect too much from individual black Americans in terms of changing the status quo.

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

My choosing Islam was not a political statement; it was a spiritual statement.

When I was at UCLA, the Harlem Globetrotters offered me a million dollars to come play for them. I turned it down because my education was just as important as playing ball.