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.

I am a basketball player, and I would like to focus my energy on basketball. The other things, I would rather not do. It is not something I am greatly interested in, but I know it is my responsibility.

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

I only want to play basketball, and play it well and be happy about it. But I realize that with being famous, comes a lot of demands.

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.

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

Sometimes it can feel like there are a billion people on my shoulders.