“I'm shy, but sometimes my voice is so clear and strong.” — Hakeem Olajuwon Quote

“I'm shy, but sometimes my voice is so clear and strong.”

“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.”

“My background playing soccer gave me a natural advantage over many of the American-born players.”

“I was a really shy kid.”

“I'm terribly, horribly shy.”

“I am innately very shy, and I have struggled with that challenge for years.”