I never thought I'd lead the NBA in rebounding, but I got a lot of help from my team-mates - they did a lot of missing.

When the ladies see an athlette walking around, they think, Well, he got the cocaine, so let's go get high with him.

I was on the playground all night. I ain't never go to parties or nothing. I'd get out of school at 3 and be out there playing until one in the morning with one streetlight. For real.

Owners want to make their team a winner so they can get more fans in the stands, and that's why they go after the best ball-players and pay 'em what they're worth.

I came up in a small town ghetto and I never did think I'd be a celebrity or famous athlete, I was just loving to play the game of basketball. And I worked hard at everything I did.

The only reason people are saying I'm the number-one player is because I'm with the number-one team.

When I was 15, they changed the playground rules because I was dominating everything and blocking everything that came my way.