here with us right now in the studio is pastor raymond lankford with the voices of hope community church in oakland, and also works with the healthy communities program. thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> we talked by phone about your journey as a young athlete. it started when you were a strapping young man and you got an injury. let's take a look back at an interview you did very early in your career. >> you've had to fight through injury problems over about the last four to six weeks. tell us a little bit about that. >> well, it's been a big -- ever since the christmas break, i've been getting injured, it seems like. but it's been sort of like what is called a letdown, but right now i'm coming back. my quickness is coming back. i'm starting to play better "d." i'm hustling more. i'm just glad to be back in shape. i was a young athlete attending a very prominent university. i sustained an injury, and i was prescribed a medication for that, and i became addicted. >> did anybody talk about addiction at that time? >> not really, 'cause, you know, we were a very good