If I want to average 32 points a game, I can do that easily. It's just eight, eight, eight, eight. No problem. I can do that anytime. That's not being cocky. That's confidence.

I've been to the Hall of Fame many times, in grade school and high school. I had field trips to the Hall of Fame and taking tours of it. I just never thought about that one day I possibly might be in it. I think it'd be great.

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

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

Getting the degree meant more to me than an NCAA title, being named All-American or winning an Olympic gold medal.

Everybody keeps telling me how surprised they are with what I've done. But I'm telling you honestly that it doesn't surprise me. I knew I could do it.

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