Each story, novel, poem and play presents a vision of the world that illuminates the dark cave of life we stumble through. We can see better where we….

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

I'm not comfortable being preachy, but more people need to start spending as much time in the library as they do on the basketball court..

A lot of players think the game is all about individual performances when it's really all about a team game..

Your mind is what makes everything else work..

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

I was latching on to something that was part of my heritage, because many of the slaves who were brought here were Moslems..

I try to do the right thing at the right time. They may just be little things, but usually they make the difference between winning and losing..

In a typical history book, black Americans are mentioned in the context of slavery or civil rights. There's so much more to the story..

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

I don't get a big charge out of being the leading scorer. The object of competing is winning. I just try to do what has to be done for us to win. Tha….

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

Great players are willing to give up their own personal achievement for the achievement of the group. It enhances everybody..

If ISIS represents Islam, then the KKK represents Christianity.

Five guys on the court working together can achieve more than five talented individuals who come and go as individuals..

I could have skated by as an athlete, but the world is so much bigger and more interesting than any one thing. I didn't want to be pigeonholed as jus….

What we need are positive, realistic goals and the willingness to work. Hard work and practical goals..

My biggest resource is my mind..

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

Good thoughts are no better than good dreams, unless they are executed..