Only a handful of professional football athletes have had a signature shoe, unlike in basketball where there have been a number of guys.
When I said I retired from basketball playing, I have retired. You will not see me play again. That is a promise.
I was president of the schools in junior high and high school, got a scholarship to New York University, played a little basketball, and was a celebrity.
I'm a Christian first. I'm a family guy second. As much as I like coaching, as much as I like basketball, it's third, fourth, or fifth down the line.
But the point of using the number was to show that sex was a great part of my life as basketball was a great part of my life. That's the reason why I was single.
Basketball is big stuff in New York. If you're good in it, everybody respects you. Nobody would want to ruin your shooting eye or your shooting arm.
For me, basketball kind of mirrors life. It sounds deep, but the sport has transformed my personality and my daily coping mechanisms. It has meant a lot.
I wanted to be a football player. Football is a sport that I love, but the more I started playing basketball, the more I started dreaming of playing in the NBA.
Yoga's hard for me, but I know you can really feel the difference when you do it consistently. I'd rather be playing basketball.
My type of basketball is about how to create space, how to maneuver, how to get your shot off.
I was never really a model. That somehow is in my bio. The whole thing is I was tall since I was a child - you're either a model or you play basketball.
The biggest scandal I was ever involved in was - in high school, at a basketball game, I shot and scored for the other team.
Basketball is one of those rare opportunities where you can make a difference, not only for yourself, but for other people as well.
I like basketball, and I've been to three games, which is so much more fun than seeing it on TV, I think.
My kids have played soccer and baseball and basketball, and the parents who come to games are always saying and doing things that are just wildly inappropriate.
The young Obama's lack of playing time on the high school basketball team was due more to his ability than the coach's preference for white players.
I play basketball all the time. Me and my band play every week on the road. That's something that I've never really given up since high school.
As all of us with any involvement in sports knows, no two umpires or no two referees have the same strike zone or call the same kind of a basketball game.
I played team sport as a kid and loved it. I played basketball and football throughout high school into college in the intramurals and I loved it. There was nothing like a team.
Basketball is my passion, and I love it, and I love to see my players succeed. I'm here for them and my children. That's my passion.
When you're picking a basketball team, you'll take the brother over the guy with the yarmulke. Why? Because you're playing the odds.
