He's one of the best power forwards of all-time. I take my hands off to him.

One of the hardest things for a ball player to do is to accept his role

The mailman doesn't deliver on Sundays.

I know sometimes I need to be more like M.J., but M.J. also needs to be more like me. He needs to be the player he is with more my mentality.

It's hard to put it in perspective right now. I'm starting to feel a little emotional about what's going to happen Friday night. Getting your number put in the rafters is always something that as a kid ... you dream of seeing happen to you.

I probably should've listened to Michael a year ago when he said that Charles will never win a championship because he doesn't show any dedication.

Sometimes a player's greatest challenge is coming to grips with his role on the team.