Islam Is About Finding Your Own Space.

I Could Have Skated By As An Athlete, But The World Is So Much Bigger And More Interesting Than Any One Thing. I Didn't Want To Be Pigeonholed As Just A Jock. I'm Also An Author, A Student Of History, And I Collect Memorabilia From The Wild West. I'm Also A Son, A Father, And A Friend.

One Man Can Be A Crucial Ingredient On A Team, But One Man Cannot Make A Team.

I Wanted To Play Baseball!

In January Of 1969, After A Meeting To Discuss The Leadership Of Ucla's New Afro-american Program, [alprentice "bunchy" Carter And John Huggins, Jr.] Were Murdered On Campus By A Rival Black Nationalist Group, The United Slaves Organization. This Shook Up All The Students, Black And White, And Made Us All Realize That What We Were Doing Wasn't Just An Academic Exercise, But Had Repercussions In The Real World.

I've Had A Desire To Coach For Years. This Was Something I Felt I Should Do.