I saw Islam as the correct way to live, and I chose to try to live that way.

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

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

When we went up against teams that were better, I just hoped that we could...

When we went up against teams that were better, I just hoped that we could...

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

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

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

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

Black people don't have an accurate idea of their history, which has been either suppressed...

Black people don't have an accurate idea of their history, which has been either suppressed...

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...

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.

Center is a very tough position to play.

Center is a very tough position to play.

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...

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

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

One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make...

One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make...

I listen to jazz mainly. Mainstream jazz.

I listen to jazz mainly. Mainstream jazz.

Great players are willing to give up their own personal achievement for the achievement of...

Great players are willing to give up their own personal achievement for the achievement of...

It's hard for young players to see the big picture. They just see three or...

It's hard for young players to see the big picture. They just see three or...

I think the NBA will certainly survive without Michael Jordan.

I think the NBA will certainly survive without Michael Jordan.

When I was a kid, no one would believe anything positive that you could say...

When I was a kid, no one would believe anything positive that you could say...

I try to do the right thing at the right time. They may just be...

I try to do the right thing at the right time. They may just be...

I hope to be involved in a successful movie script.

I hope to be involved in a successful movie script.

I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to...

I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to...

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...