The type of leukemia that I am dealing with is treatable. So if I do what my doctors tell me to do - get my blood checked regularly, take my meds and consult with my doctor and follow any additional instructions he might make - I will be able to maintain my good health and live my life with a minimum of disruptions to my lifestyle.

A lot of young players don't really know much about the history of the game and a lot of them are missing out on what the game is all about, especially the whole concept of sportsmanship and teamwork.

In a typical history book, black Americans are mentioned in the context of slavery or civil rights. There's so much more to the story.

Black people don't have an accurate idea of their history, which has been either suppressed or distorted.

I did a book in 1996, an overview of black history. In that process I became more aware of a lot of the black inventors of the 19th century.