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.
Being from Africa is the best thing that could have ever, ever happened to me. I cannot see it any other way. All of my fundamental principles that were instilled in me in my home, from my childhood, are still with me.
I love fashion as much as I love basketball! It is a great joy for me to express myself through designing my own collection.
My type of basketball is about how to create space, how to maneuver, how to get your shot off.
I've now been in this country for thirteen years, since I was seventeen. So this is my second home.
