When I think about my MVP season, I will also think about the loss to Golden State. But winning the award as Most Valuable Player of the NBA is just ….

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

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..

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

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

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

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

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….

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..

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

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

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….

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

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

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..

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..

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 ….

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