I think I did very well against everyone who tried to defend me.

I think a lot of people, if they get the opportunity to do some acting, they think, 'I might be a star.'

I needed to go to class; I needed to go to practice; I needed to have a life away from basketball.

I wanted to play baseball!

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

But all was not sunshine and Marvin Gaye songs. [UCLA] also recruited black students as part of a High Potential Program that was meant to bring diversity to the campus. Two of the students that were part of that program were Alprentice "Bunchy" Carter and John Huggins, Jr., both members of the Black Panther Party's Southern California Chapter.

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