God comes first. Paradise is not cheap..

I remember at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Shaq always wanted me to show him steps over and over..

The difference must be distinguished between worship and respect. Islam orders you to obey and respect, as long as you are not worshiping anything ot….

Basketball is in my blood. It is my obligation to try..

I don't think Michael had to retire for us to get the spotlight, because when you win, it commands attention..

My background playing soccer gave me a natural advantage over many of the American-born players..

I was successful materially, but I know life is much more than worldly success. I saw all these blessings God had given me. The way to give thanks is….

All these boundaries - Africa, Asia, Malaysia, America - are set by men. But you don't have to look at boundaries when you are looking at a man - at ….

Sports is good for health and for children, it gives them manhood, courage, teaches them team work and coordination. Sports is something that is so c….

The most important thing in a person's life is his faith and how he translates his faith into practical deeds..

Being from Africa is the best thing that could have ever, ever happened to me. I cannot see it any other way. All of my fundamental principles that w….

Sports plays an interesting role in society. The greatest sportsmen have platforms to speak out on issues and really affect how the public thinks abo….

I've now been in this country for thirteen years, since I was seventeen. So this is my second home..

Well, the problem is the freedom that the sport gives you without getting to politics. Unfortunately, you cannot now separate it because people canno….

I'm the kind of person who always wants more..

When I look at the system here and look at my position - not just as a basketball player, but when I look around me at the values of the people and t….

When I was playing, I didn't realize how much of an impact I would make on people, Muslim or non-Muslim. We played a lot of games during Ramadan. On ….

Allah says in the Qur'an not to despise one another. So the criterion in Islam is not color or social status. It's who is most righteous. If I go to ….

When people start comparing him with (Michael) Jordan then that's not a fair comparison. Jordan was a far more superior player in a very tough league….

I was doing just my duty, but that was impacting a lot of people and making them proud. So, I feel so grateful to Allah for giving me that opportunit….

In many ways, my job in soccer was like my job in basketball now. I had to protect the goal. That was the name of the game, not letting the other tea….