This means a lot. I'm being recognized for all the blood, sweat and tears I put into a 17-year career.

People think that just because you're a center, you're not as smart as the guards or the smaller guys.

I positively, positively, positively want to play. I've got everything else so why not a gold medal? I want to play.

Every parent wants to see their kids excel.

We feel that we are fighting for our lives and our livelihoods.

Every time when they would call my name I kept hearing 'New York Knicks' instead of 'Seattle SuperSonics.

Brooklyn, it's a great town, a great city. It's New York.