I think a lot of ladies found me so attractive because I was different, and I acted on that in a way.

The toughest thing for me was growing up and being stared at and being looked at and being talked about in that particular way. Other than that it was a good childhood.

He fouled out in the fourth quarter, and that's when I really started getting points. He was no more at fault than anyone.

You must understand as a kid of color in those days, the Harlem Globetrotters were like being movie stars.

When you go out there and do the things you're supposed to do, people view you as selfish.

Everything is habit-forming, so make sure what you do is what you want to be doing.

And I remember leaving my place in L.A. and - my father is a big fight fan - and I said, 'Dad, I got a couple of days off and I'm getting ready to go to Houston to sign to fight Muhammad Ali.