It's not easy not to play.

Men from my tribe in Sudan - the Dinka tribe - are very tall, so you could say I was born to play basketball.

I think everyone in this league should aim to become good enough to shoot for the MVP. Not everyone can do it, but you've gotta try your hardest.

No matter what I do for the rest of my career, I think I'll always be a Bulls guy.

I try to let my highs not be too high and my lows not be too low. And I do that just because I try to control my emotions.

I remember when we were in Egypt as refugees. It was tough, but there was always hope - hope that there's light at the end of the tunnel.

When I look back at 19, coming here to Chicago, some of the things that were said, some of the stuff that you deal with - at 19 years old, it's a lot of pressure.

What I try to do is to look ahead of me and not look back. Whether that's a good thing or bad thing, I'm just focused on trying to get better.

If someone shows me love, I always want to double that love.