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

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

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

Today's youth are told to get rich or die trying and they really shouldn't take that attitude forward with them.

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

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 doctor and follow any additional instructions he might make - I will be able to maintain my good health and live my life with a minimum of disruptions to my lifestyle.

A lot of young players don't really know much about the history of the game and a lot of them are missing out on what the game is all about, especially the whole concept of sportsmanship and teamwork.

I would suggest that teachers show their students concrete examples of the negative effects of the actions that gangsta rappers glorify.

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

In athletics there's always been a willingness to cheat if it looks like you're not cheating. I think that's just a quirk of human nature.

Sports and entertainment are the only places where inner-city kids see themselves being able to succeed. Their intellectual development is something they don't relate to.