My American strength coach said he liked me better before I could speak English.

My American strength coach said he liked me better before I could speak English.

If you're going to learn a new language, you can't try to be perfect. You'll stop yourself from talking. You just have to let go.

To miss one year is a long time. I've never been in this situation before, and I'm getting as much information as I can about my foot, to see what's the best for me and best for the Rockets.

Basketball, in America, is like a culture. It is like a foreigner learning a new language. It is difficult to learn foreign languages and it will also be difficult for me to learn the culture for basketball here.

Kobe's heart is as strong as his muscles.

I don't really have anything to say. Basketball is not a game that you can play with your mouth. It needs action to prove yourself.