Of course parents want their children to confide in them..

I wanted to avoid service, because I was on the road to becoming a professional basketball player..

I take my sport damned seriously. Basketball is my life. There are other people who go into important games as if they were any other game. I'm a bro….

Growing up, my idols were Lucky Luke and Jolly Jumper. And Scottie Pippen..

I always wanted to be a basketball player. Nothing more, nothing less..

This feeling to be on the best team of the world is just indescribable..

I know, basketball is a dance. I didn't understand the significance of that type of training at first. I was supposed to read poems..

The best player I've ever played against is Kobe Bryant. I have seen him do some stuff that is just unbelievable..

I'm not the kind of guy who just goes up to women..

I thought basketball was a game for women. My mother played basketball, and so did my sister..

Off the floor I'm really laid back, like nothing really fazes me too much. But on the floor I do get emotional and a little carried away. However, I ….

I lost control of myself a couple times in the playoffs. I have to keep cooler in the future..

If theres an injury, for a couple games, you can have guys step in. But for a long period of time, it always catches up with you..

As a star you never know when people are really serious..

I came up with my own 'Dream Shake' I guess - the white version..

The playoffs is all about showing heart and playing together..

If you do the best you can, you have nothing to be ashamed of. A defeat is not a disgrace..

As a newcomer, I was often expected to carry the bags of the older players, or get them burgers. That can make you feel pretty miserable..

I played all kinds of sports when I was young: tennis, handball, basketball, some soccer. I focused on basketball when I was 16 or 17 and then came t….

Obviously, (winning the division) is big. To be No. 1 is always important..

I want to raise a family and have a couple of small Dirks running around. But it will not be easy to win my heart..