One time, I put up 40, 50 points dunking on Shawn Bradley. After the game, he brought his family over. He was like, 'This is my wife. She wants to take a picture.' I'm like, 'Nice to meet you.' I smile into the camera, take the picture, and then feel guilty about dunking on him so many times.

This is a tough game. There are times when you've got to play hurt, when you've got to block out the pain.

It's pretty much the same; it's just that Phil was very weird with his system. This is more of the traditional system.

I'm dominant every night. I come in every night and get beat up. I never make a face when they try to flagrant or hack-a-Shaq me, because I'm not from this planet. Earthlings don't faze me.

But, hey I did everything the right way and earned my spot in this game, nothing was given to me.

Because I grew up with a drill sergeant in my life, I respect order and it really gave me the discipline to be a leader and not a follower. It also helped me stay out of trouble.

Dampier is soft. Quote it, underline it, tape it and send it to him.