When we went up against better teams, I just hoped that we could steal the victories.

I have always thought that writers come with a variety of attributes. Some are capable and some aren't.

Even when there are adverse circumstances, I try to do my job. And I usually do.

I think Kwame will be an asset to the Lakers.

I expect more people from China and Asia to end up in the NBA.

I feel like I've always been a full-time historian, but nobody knows it.

I love basketball, but playing basketball doesn't fully define who I am. I was always a good student, too.

As a parent, I have a job as a role model to my children, and by extension, to other young people.

One man cannot make a team.

I didn't seek attention. I just wanted to play the game well and go home.

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

Islam is about finding your own space.

My biggest resource is my mind.

Your mind is what makes everything else work.

Some stuff can be fixed, some stuff can’t be. Deciding which is part of maturing.

A lot of players think the game is all about individual performances when it's all about a team game.

I can do something else besides stuff a ball through a hoop. My biggest resource is my mind.

I tell kids to pursue their basketball dreams, but I tell them to not let that be their only dream.

If ISIS represents Islam, then the KKK represents Christianity