To me, first and foremost, basketball is a fun sport. It is a hobby, an interest. And second, it is a profession. I feel that I am very fortunate that I can find a professional job that I really, really love.

It's always nice to start the season with a win.

I can see well enough on the 28-meter basketball court.

Others are improving very fast, and I'm not improving as fast, and that bothers me.

First of all, I'm not buff enough. I got pushed away from the basket. And even when I didn't, I couldn't get anyone to throw me a pass.

I think I'll stick to what I'm used to, my principles, and that is team Number 1 and individual Number 2.

Embarrassed journalists ask me embarrassing questions, and they get embarrassing answers, and then hand out embarrassing stories to the embarrassing editors, who put them to the front pages of newspapers. When is this going to end?