I'm not exaggerating when I say that the 761st was Patton's best tank unit and nobody knew about it.

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

When a rap song glorifies violence, death and sadness and loss is inflicted because of the violence.

I always thought I could do a good job coaching, but the opportunities have not presented themselves.

I've had enough success for two lifetimes, My success is talent put together with hard work and luck.

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

With 300 million people in America, you can fail to impress 299 million of them and still go platinum.

We want to show how hip-hop, which kind of fuels today's basketball stars, is directly related to jazz.

I think a lot of people, if they get the opportunity to do some acting, they think, 'I might be a star.'

What I have is P.H. positive chronic myeloid leukemia, which is an aberration in your white blood cells.

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

I have always thought that writers come with any variety of attributes. Some are capable and some aren't.

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

I love basketball, but playing basketball doesn't fully define who I am. I was always a good student, too.

I want to do as little as possible when I finish playing ball - just spend a lot more time with my family.

The rivalry between the Lakers and Celtics endured for about eight years, and the interest grew each year.

I felt that a number of people might have questioned my loyalty, but I continue to be a patriotic American.

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

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

I feel that there has been progress made since I was a boy on matters of race, but we have a long way to go.

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

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

As brilliant an individual that Michael Jordan was, he was not successful until he got with a good team unit.

Yoga is somewhat hard to quantify in terms of benefits because you see them in all the injuries you don't get.