If you do the best you can, you have nothing to be ashamed of. A defeat is not a disgrace.

Off the floor I'm really laid back, like nothing really fazes me too much. But on the floor I do get emotional and a little carried away. However, I started playing when I was 13 to have fun with my teammates, and that never stopped. I enjoy traveling and having fun in the locker room with the guys. Life is too short to be miserable.

I take my sport damned seriously. Basketball is my life. There are other people who go into important games as if they were any other game. I'm a brooder and I spend a lot of time thinking about my opponent, about the things he can do and about what I have to do to win. I don't think I'll ever be able to change that.

Growing up, my idols were Lucky Luke and Jolly Jumper. And Scottie Pippen.

I want to raise a family and have a couple of small Dirks running around. But it will not be easy to win my heart.

I wanted to avoid service, because I was on the road to becoming a professional basketball player.

If theres an injury, for a couple games, you can have guys step in. But for a long period of time, it always catches up with you.