I feel that there has been progress made since I was a boy on matters of race, but we have a long way to go.

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I'm not going to disappear.

I'm not going to disappear.

I'm still my parent's child, I'm still me, but I made a choice. I evolved...

I'm still my parent's child, I'm still me, but I made a choice. I evolved...

I tell kids to pursue their basketball dreams, but I tell them to not let...

I tell kids to pursue their basketball dreams, but I tell them to not let...

When the line started to blur between the fans and the players, sometimes things can...

When the line started to blur between the fans and the players, sometimes things can...

The game has basically not changed since I ended my career.

The game has basically not changed since I ended my career.

The extra pass and the extra effort on defense always get the job done.

The extra pass and the extra effort on defense always get the job done.

In athletics there's always been a willingness to cheat if it looks like you're not...

In athletics there's always been a willingness to cheat if it looks like you're not...

I listen to jazz mainly. Mainstream jazz.

I listen to jazz mainly. Mainstream jazz.

I hope to be involved in a successful movie script.

I hope to be involved in a successful movie script.

I'm not comfortable being preachy, but more people need to start spending as much time...

I'm not comfortable being preachy, but more people need to start spending as much time...

I think race has been a burden for black Americans. Being Muslim has also been...

I think race has been a burden for black Americans. Being Muslim has also been...

Your mind is what makes everything else work.

Your mind is what makes everything else work.

Center is a very tough position to play.

Center is a very tough position to play.

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

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

Fundamental preparation is always effective. Work on those parts of your game that are fundamentally...

Fundamental preparation is always effective. Work on those parts of your game that are fundamentally...

You can't win unless you learn how to lose.

You can't win unless you learn how to lose.

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

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

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

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

My mother had to send me to the movies with my birth certificate, so that...

My mother had to send me to the movies with my birth certificate, so that...

I felt that a number of people might have questioned my loyalty, but I continue...

I felt that a number of people might have questioned my loyalty, but I continue...