I think black Americans expect too much from individual black Americans in terms of changing the status quo.

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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 listen to jazz mainly. Mainstream jazz.

I listen to jazz mainly. Mainstream jazz.

You have to be able to center yourself, to let all of your emotions go......

You have to be able to center yourself, to let all of your emotions go......

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...

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.

My most memorable moment came in 1985 as we beat the Boston Celtics.

My most memorable moment came in 1985 as we beat the Boston Celtics.

As a parent, I have a job as a role model to my children, and...

As a parent, I have a job as a role model to my children, and...

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.

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...

Michael Jordan and Magic and myself all learned how to play the game in college...

Michael Jordan and Magic and myself all learned how to play the game in college...

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...

Jackie Robinson, as an athlete and as someone who was trying to make a stand...

Jackie Robinson, as an athlete and as someone who was trying to make a stand...

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...

Center is a very tough position to play.

Center is a very tough position to play.

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 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 think the NBA players have to be held accountable in a reasonable way, just...

I think the NBA players have to be held accountable in a reasonable way, just...

I'm not going to disappear.

I'm not going to disappear.

I wanted to play baseball!

I wanted to play baseball!

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

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