I'm not going to disappear.
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.
I'm the baddest among the bad guys.
I would suggest that teachers show their students concrete examples of the negative effects of the actions that gangsta rappers glorify.
I think I really benefited from going to college.
You got guys now declaring they're ready to play pro ball in their second or third year of high school. It's crazy! They're missing so much.
I rooted for the Dodgers when they were in Brooklyn.
As a parent, I have a job as a role model to my children, and by extension, to other young people.
When the doctor told me I had cancer, I was scared.
I think the NBA will certainly survive without Michael Jordan.
Fundamental preparation is always effective. Work on those parts of your game that are fundamentally weak.
If not for the success that medicine has made, I might be part of a much different story right now.
My health is fine.
When I was a kid, no one would believe anything positive that you could say about black people. That's a terrible burden.
The extra pass and the extra effort on defense always get the job done.
I want to do as little as possible when I finish playing ball - just spend a lot more time with my family.
I think the NBA players have to be held accountable in a reasonable way, just like any other professionals.
When I was 17, I worked in a mentoring program in Harlem designed to improve the community. That's when I first gained an appreciation of the Harlem Renaissance, a time when African-Americans rose to prominence in American culture. For the first time, they were taken seriously as artists, musicians, writers, athletes, and as political thinkers.
I felt that a number of people might have questioned my loyalty, but I continue to be a patriotic American.
Today's youth are told to get rich or die trying and they really shouldn't take that attitude forward with them.
