My observance as a practicing Muslim in the NBA is somewhat uncommon. Since joining the league in 2011, my dedication to my faith has aroused the curiosity of teammates, coaches, trainers and fans.
Every player has played with gay guys.
Do I want to be in St. Louis forever? Of course. People from other teams want to play in St. Louis, and they're jealous that we're in St. Louis because the fans are unbelievable. So why would you want to leave a place like St. Louis to go somewhere else and make $3 million or $4 more million a year? It's not about the money.
When I was a young girl I had to deal with people calling me weird and strange because I spent so much time around boys playing football.
Chicago will give you a chance. The sporting spirit is the spirit of Chicago.
Sports are sports. Its all about how we carry ourselves out of the ring.
I remember when I first walked into an American locker room, and no one had ever seen a 130-pound wrestler before. Those guys thought I was such a joke.
It's almost un-American to say that you want to change football.
At one time, watching football was an event. Monday Night Football was a big event.
Baseball is the biggest sport in Japan, then soccer, and basketball is... People don't really care about basketball.
My relationship with my dad was a little rocky, sure. The time that I spent with him was basically two hours of Little League practice, six or seven days a week, from the age of five until whenever. If we lost, there was no talking the whole way home. But that seemed normal to me.
I wanted to go somewhere and make a name for myself. I wanted to go somewhere and establish a winning culture because everybody knows about the football team. So I wanted to change the culture and make it both basketball as well as football and just give the fans what they want in Tuscaloosa.
I absolutely loved working with the players at Navy. There are no better young men to coach than those you find at a service academy. I really enjoyed going to work every day because I loved being around those midshipmen.
It's very important, especially in the basketball culture. We like our fashion. Coming into the NBA, you definitely have to step it up because you're competing on and off the floor. Not only on the court, basketball-wise, but a lot of us take pride in our style, too.
I've got to be honest and say that, growing up, I wasn't a big sports guy, but I love the camaraderie. I just love people getting together, fighting for a team and getting super-emotional about it.
I love the wrestling business. The wrestling business will never die. It will be around forever.
I have developed a Samoan mentality. You have to be a gentleman everywhere but on the field.
I think it would be tough for a lot of the athletes that I play with to think that while that I'm showering, that I'm performing on the field, I'm bleeding, I'm fighting with a person that is a homosexual.
I never really paid attention to sports, which, coming from the mecca of football in Texas, is kind of odd. I played sports, but I was nerdy. Having a single mother, the pressure was on me to get good grades and a scholarship and go to college.
I've never been on the road and got cheered for, or even one of my teammates get cheered for by the opposing team.
Growing up in the inner city, a lot of kids didn't think reading was cool. I'm trying to show them that it is cool and the importance of growing and learning outside of their everyday lives, which is a lot of times sports.
There are so many kids in Africa who adore these athletes in the NBA and see themselves in them, even though we're so far removed.
There are only two seasons - winter and Baseball.
I don't believe that playing video games in the locker room is part of earning the right to win.
The Olympics has solely been around other sports as far as Great Britain has been considered.
