My mother had to send me to the movies with my birth certificate, so that I wouldn't have to pay the extra fifty cents that the adults had to pay.
I want to do as little as possible when I finish playing ball - just spend a lot more time with my family.
When I was 17, I worked in a mentoring program in Harlem designed to improve the community. That's when I first gained an appreciation of the Harlem Renaissance, a time when African-Americans rose to...
Many people are born into their religion. For them it is mostly a matter of legacy and convenience. Their belief is based on faith, not just in the teachings of the religion but also in the acceptance...
I didn't really seek attention. I just wanted to play the game well and go home.
I have to say I have an incredible musical education because of my father.
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.
Music is really something that makes people whole.
The '80s made up for all the abuse I took during the '70s. I outlived all my critics. By the time I retired, everybody saw me as a venerable institution. Things do change.
Music rhythms are mathematical patterns. When you hear a song and your body starts moving with it, your body is doing math. The kids in their parents' garage practicing to be a band may not realize it...
I did a book in 1996, an overview of black history. In that process I became more aware of a lot of the black inventors of the 19th century.
I have been coaching recently. I coached high school basketball in Arizona, and I hope that more opportunities become available.
My health is fine.
If not for the success that medicine has made, I might be part of a much different story right now.
I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to sacrifice.
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.