As a star you never know when people are really serious.

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.

Obviously, (winning the division) is big. To be No. 1 is always important.

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

As a star you never know when people are really serious.

As a newcomer, I was often expected to carry the bags of the older players, or get them burgers. That can make you feel pretty miserable.

I always wanted to be a basketball player. Nothing more, nothing less.