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In this first part of IMOW, Mahmoud Abdul Rauf talks about not standing for the National Anthem and why he doesn't regret any of his actions.

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Just burn the flag. So. Why didn't probably not -- and it's also a symbol of repression.

So does on looking. Despite leading the Nuggets in scoring four straight years and having some unbelievably. Brilliant nights on the basketball floor. In one night 1996. Not -- outdoor roof became perhaps more famous for not standing for the national anthem. And for the first time in his career he was no longer on the sports pages. He was on the front --

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I do not stand. From -- personal reasons. Never needing to make -- public display. There were a few times a a couple of times I got caught. Not knowing. What to do but won't stick to my -- Goes on steel. Dealing with decision trying to figure out how to do -- but each time that I insane. How he does to stretch and act like I'm stretching -- religion but I'm standing up. You know I'm stressed and whatever but life. Look at nor. Not really paying attention this was my way. I would even call the protests. You know I'm still trying to figure this thing out. You know everything was going home. But knew that there was a lot of moments happened and for me. It is this something symbolic. Of those loans. I don't feel comfortable standing up okay even if this -- Saudi Arabia as most of them stay. And tiny. Frozen in the locker. One day he says look up miserable little we know -- stand. When did you story. Not to have. And that's Wellemeyer talking.

The brown --

When I talk to him I think after that there was a small particles small something came. From then it just didn't explode. -- at practice the next day camp yeah.

Questions -- I'm just speaking on -- I'm just speaking my conscience there's always room. I'm not blown anybody else.

I heard anybody to say about being. In this. Is something we talk about all the time players talk about it plus. Outside of the camera. People are very open. You know what it's time -- Shaq. You know and I'm just having dialogue just like you and I have -- Just when it all happened for me.

You'll read -- my mood that day in Chicago you get suspended for the first game. And then you come back. It's gotta look like tougher meet the exact -- all time he's he's got principles he's got principles oh it's hit him in a while there -- the principles you know what man and my response may. As it is now woes but you have people that are making millions of dollars. To conform.

To follow the rule. I doubt very assistant everybody is making millions of dollars and everytime they go only job they agree -- everything but a lot until come pale. To do a lot of that I know I'm not only this paycheck. So that's offensive. To me would you can't say you -- what you want to know put -- the fear of being victimize -- losing your job.

So that's my SA today but they have a (%expletive) I don't Medicaid.

I would I had off was the those people on television and I was contemplating that I'm not look I'm not claiming to be no where -- a scholar but I I have a hard. -- want to express my feelings especially after it in light of the fact that I was being assassinated and I thought -- the media. We don't put the office of trouble maker of.

You know I got along well all my teammates and we didn't have the same lifestyle. Along whatever -- I did my job.

And and and and I have my lifestyle too. I was mad at the -- being put trade. And I wanted to go in and clear clear enough to say what I -- I was I gotta also behind. A lot of people I went to the hospital twice because holding any -- And I told my self that never would I do -- that. The life probably is what it hurts me and that cannot I'm sorry if I'm -- I apologize to my wife my kids every day. Put him to what I put. Put us if I made a commitment to god that. Before I'd download movie download free conscience and -- so whether anybody likes to not. I'm never compromised moment. I sit in this land we see something better we do things are when talked to a guy that I how to respect. He says mumble. Pieces.

Spending doesn't mean that you accept everything -- Americans.

Why -- you staying you can pray for those who dispossessed. With the victims of depression for these good doesn't mean before that's what caused me to come.

But I didn't want him.

I knew how would be betraying our he's compromise that as the first thing iron now until did not -- come from the I just saw something better than I did their best lacking bat and I never regret. Not told not to -- never regret the decision on me. The cousins in those things from what I may was my heart and I still feel this way the -- statement -- still feel that way.

I still feel that way and it was a balance statements we've got just what people.

Would you agree or not my thing news I don't get my allegiance. To no one good. This has to understand what it's about about before. And that's my moves and --