I'm Shy, But Sometimes My Voice Is

When I Was Playing, I Didn't Realize How Much Of An Impact I Would Make On People, Muslim Or Non-muslim. We Played A Lot Of Games During Ramadan. On National Tv, The Announcers Were Commenting About Ramadan, And This Raised The Awareness To The General Public And We Made All The Muslims Very, Very Proud.

When I Look At The System Here And Look At My Position - Not Just As A Basketball Player, But When I Look Around Me At The Values Of The People And The Culture And Compare Them With The Values Of Where I Came From - I Feel So Blessed To Be From Africa.

In Many Ways, My Job In Soccer Was Like My Job In Basketball Now. I Had To Protect The Goal. That Was The Name Of The Game, Not Letting The Other Team Score.

Allah Says In The Qur'an Not To Despise One Another. So The Criterion In Islam Is Not Color Or Social Status. It's Who Is Most Righteous. If I Go To A Mosque - And I'm A Basketball Player With Money And Prestige - If I Go To A Mosque And See An Imam, I Feel Inferior. He's Better Than Me. It's About Knowledge.

It's Not Up To Anyone Else To Make Me Give My Best.