I was a baseball fan myself, I wanted to play baseball.

But people don't know if I can teach the game. I know I can. My experience in Oklahoma was positive. It opened my eyes to how the game is played - the interaction among players, fans and media, how all that works. You have to know about the business of the game and how the actions of players and coaches affect the business. I think I have it down now.

Great players are willing to give up their own personal achievement for the achievement of the group. It enhances everybody.

OK, I'll put it like this: I doubt if we will see another All-American basketball athlete who is a Rhodes Scholar.

You can't win if you don't play as a unit.

I think people that are, you know, voting in the blind are doing a disservice to America by not being better informed.

I think race has been a burden for black Americans. Being Muslim has also been a challenge because so many people do not understand Islam.