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.

To be a great offensive rebounder, you have to think like a defensive rebounder and battle for position while also being in the flow of your offense. And then it's just being determined.

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.

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

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

People got to realize that the owners who been paying me are a lot richer than I am. It's not like I was born rich; I had to play basketball to make this type of money.

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."