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

I'll always be Number 1 to myself.

Reporters don't know me, because I don't talk to them; I just talk to the players.

People might get mad for five or ten minutes, but then they respect you more. And the next time they see you, they'll tell their friends, "Don't go up to him with that stuff - he don't mess with cocaine."

I never thought I was the best; I just thought I was one of the best.

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

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.