I've always just wanted to play ball, that's all. I didn't want to do no interviews, because I didn't want to be bothered with reporters.

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."

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

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

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.

When I retire, I wanna be able to just lay back. Only way to make it happen is to be investing my money, not spending it.

I'm conservative with my money. I'm the one who's got a family and I can't be playing basketball forever, so when I retire, I want to live on what I've made.