Anytime you can help a younger player out that's what you're supposed to do.

I'm just saying if one team out of 30 goes small, that don't mean everybody else is doing it.

Being out there, I know how to play the game and know my spots. Just get rebounds, block shots, defend.

People think you're 30 and think you're old. I hate that.

People are always going to be tough on you.

I don't care what other people think about me to be honest with you.

I'm going to continue to be the defensive player that my team needs me to be and the real basketball people will get that.

I feel like me and Batman have a lot in common. Out on the basketball court, I'm a vigilante.

When you're younger, everyone wants to be a point guard. Everyone wants to shoot fadeaway jump shots all day. Nobody wants to be a big man. Nobody wants to go stand on the block and just set picks.

Oh, man, I was a stick in high school. I had a bird chest; I got called that a lot: 'Bird chest.' But I've always been comfortable with my body, even when I was super skinny.

I know I have to be good on pick-and-rolls.

It's like I was taught and I'm always saying it. Offense wins games, defense wins championships.

The playoffs are tough. It's a different game.

With my size and my athleticism, I should be at least double-digit rebounds every game.

Defense all starts with the ball and the rim-protector is the last resort, the last line of defense. I take pride in that.

I played all sports coming up in Texas. I played basketball, football, baseball, ran track. All through high school I did all of that.

Every decade the game changes and evolves, but by no means do I think the center position is dead, because there's still a lot of great centers.

I think what's bad is that there aren't centers in the All-Star voting anymore.

I mean, I love Walter White.

It's hard to have fun with your friends with your bosses around.

Dirk was obviously a player that I looked up to. In high school I actually wore No. 41 in honor of Dirk. He was the first player where I was like this guy is seven-feet tall and shooting jump shots and shooting threes, this is what I want to be like.

I'm going to continue to get better at the line.

I think there are always growing pains with teams.

It's always fun playing in your home state.