The thing that happened in Washington -- it happened. All you can do is just grow from it. That took a toll on me. That was probably -- I think if I could've bounced mentally out of that situation faster than I did, I would probably still be in the NBA. But since I couldn't understand why they were trying to treat me like that, I basically gave up. I just didn't want to be a part of it anymore.

You have to do everything to help your team out. I have the ability to rebound, so I might as well go and do it to help my team win.

You know, that's all basketball is. If someone loves something, and you take it away, it's like what does he do now? What does someone do? That's what happened with me.

My swag was phenomenal.

Most kids would be like, 'My dad's never around.' But I saw it as a positive. He was out there working to provide for me.

When I was little, I asked God if I could meet my mom just one more time, and my prayer was answered in 2001. It was weird.

Individual honors come with team success.