Muhammad
Muhammad
Muḥammad is the central figure of Islam and widely regarded as its founder by non-Muslims. He is known to Muslims as the "Holy Prophet", almost all of whom consider him to be the last prophet sent by God to mankind to restore Islam, which they believe to be the unaltered original monotheistic faith of Adam, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and other prophets. He united Arabia into a single Muslim polity and ensured that his teachings, practices, and the Quran, which Muslims...
game last soon
(The loss) sunk in as soon as the game was over. (The feeling) was the same as last year.
fame knows people uplift
I wanted to use my fame and this face that everyone knows so well to help uplift and inspire people around the world.
drop float heard man people sting talk talking talks white
I would say things like 'I am the greatest! I'm pretty! If you talk jive, you'll drop in five! I float like a butterfly, sting like a bee! I'm pretty!' When white people heard me talking like this, some said, 'That black man talks too much. He's bragging.'
life says
Life is so, so short. Bible says it's like a vapor.
I shook up the world, I shook up the world.
believed develop hard man worked
I am an ordinary man who worked hard to develop the talent I was given. I believed in myself, and I believe in the goodness of others.
injured last mean thrown thunder
I done wrestled with an alligator, I done tussled with a whale; handcuffed lightning, thrown thunder in jail; only last week, I murdered a rock, injured a stone, hospitalised a brick; I'm so mean I make medicine sick.
ahead american-athlete pebble wear
It isn't the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it's the pebble in your shoe.
advice american-athlete learned
Friendship... is not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything.
mouths court feds
Closed mouths don't get fed, and I'm gonna eat every time I get on the court.
stars selfish team
I want to be an NBA all-star and help my team win. That's what it's all about, is winning. I'm a competitor... People said a lot about me being selfish and stuff like that. Getting into the league, I can't wait to shut that down. I'm a guy who wants to play and to win and love my teammates.
hard-work humble cocky
I'm not cocky at all. You ask anybody, I'm one of the nicest guys. I try to be as humble as I can, but if you work hard, sometimes you know that you earned more respect.
running nice team
In the NBA, you can't run from guys. I think a lot of teams were surprised by my interviews, how nice and well-spoken I am as a player and as a person. I'm a guy who wants to learn.
running ucla games
My explosiveness, I really couldn't show it at UCLA. It's still there. It's always been there. It was not a lot of running. It was a half-court game. Coach Howland came from the Big East and so you know that's a grind out game.