Can I jump over two or three guys like I used to? No. Am I as fast as I used to be? No, but I still have the fundamentals and smarts. That's what enables me to still be a dominant player. As a kid growing up, I never skipped steps. I always worked on fundamentals because I know athleticism is fleeting.

When I'm finished playing, I want people to say, 'He handled this well, he kept his cool.'

A lot of times things get blown out of proportion in a negative light, especially in the NBA, ... But there are a lot of players in the NBA who really care about the community and want to use their basketball-playing ability for a good cause.

I was shooting 45 times a game. What was I supposed to do? Pass it into Chris Mihm & Kwame Brown?

You want me to own a team and deal with these rich, spoiled stubborn athletes, and try to get them to perform? No thank you.

You have to be true to who you are.

This is an award I couldn't have won on my own. I can't thank these guys enough. These are my guys, these are my brothers.