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.

The type of leukemia that I am dealing with is treatable. So if I do what my doctors tell me to do – get my blood checked regularly, take my meds and consult with my...

I just like seeing the world, and it doesn’t matter where.

Elgin’s game was an incredible performance, also. I don’t think there’s any comparison. Elgin did it without three-point lines. His game was attacking the hoop and hitting jumpers inside 20 feet. Kobe’s range is unreal,...

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

My health is fine.

That’s when my hopes went up because I know that I can help him do that, … He’ll be a good student and I’m sure that the Lakers will be happy with the progress he...

The word ‘leukemia’ is a very frightening word. In many instances, it’s a killer and it’s something that you have to deal with in a very serious and determined way if you’re going to beat...

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

I’ve never been a person to share my private life, but I can help save lives.

I think I really benefited from going to college.

A team will always appreciate a great individual if he’s willing to sacrifice for the group.

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 totally alienated some reporters as I retreated.

The first time I shot the hook, I was in fourth grade, and I was about five feet eight inches tall. I put the ball up and felt totally at ease with the shot. I...

I am highly offended by the total lack of acknowledgement of my contribution to Laker success.

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

Reporters used to ask me the same inane questions year-in and year-out, city-to-city, and it would drive me crazy.

Andrew got right on it – he used some techniques I showed him. Shaq bit on the fake. He’ll have that experience with him the rest of his career. He knows he can compete.

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

If not for the success that medicine has made, I might be part of a much different story right now.

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

I tell kids to pursue their basketball dreams, but I tell them to not let that be their only dream.

When I was a kid, no one would believe anything positive that you could say about black people. That’s a terrible burden.

I’m the baddest among the bad guys.

I allowed him far too much space in my own head, … of these moves worked more than once.

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.

The game has basically not changed since I ended my career.

Uh-oh. You must’ve been talking to Lanier.

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.

I have been coaching recently. I coached high school basketball in Arizona, and I hope that more opportunities become available.

LeBron James can get a shot off under any and all circumstances and he makes them.

I wanted to play baseball!

If not shown appreciation, it gets to you.

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

When the doctor told me I had cancer, I was scared.

He doesn’t necessarily have to learn the sky hook. He just has to learn how to be an effective post player. I think I can help him do that.

Islam is about finding your own space.

Michael Jordan and Magic and myself all learned how to play the game in college programs that emphasized the team.

This is what I would have done if I had to have a real job: I would have been a history teacher.

He urged all of us to be the best we can be. He was inspiring.

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

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

Music is really something that makes people whole.

My biggest accomplishment has been making a transition from athlete to author.

As a parent, I have a job as a role model to my children, and by extension, to other young people.

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.