I don't talk to reporters, because they're gonna write what they want to write, so let 'em write what they want to write.

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.

I'll always be Number 1 to myself.

I started playing ball when I was 13 and a half. Before that, I just wanted to play football and baseball but I kept growing so I figured it was time for basketball.

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.

I'm never gonna try it, because you got to pay a lot for cocaine, and that's not the way I want to spend my money.