I've been a guy that everyone has counted out over the years as an undersized four-man. I've always been doubted.

That's the bright side, even at 34 years old I know I can get better in several areas of my game, and that's my goal.

I had to cut weight a few years ago, and I felt like I'll be better if I was lighter. I felt like my conditioning would be better if I eat better.

A lot of people judge you on your height, your wingspan, but it's really about the will and the determination that defines a person.

Um, you know, I can see myself doing a lot of other things but in my life I've always had one goal throughout my life and that was to play basketball and try to be the best that I can out here at it.

I believe your best preparation is to just get your rest and just go out there and continue to do what you've been doing, not to try to do anything uncharacteristic that you haven't been doing. That's my main thing.

For whatever reason, 34 is old. Not to me.

I'm never content. I'm always searching, looking for things to better myself.

All great rebounders don't give up on a play. They treat every shot as a miss and they go out there.

I've learned that my son is obsessed with basketball. He sits down and watches the games with me, and wants to go play all the time.

Whether we win 60 games or not, you build your habits back and get better that way. It may not be 60 wins, but you get better as a team.

Atlanta is still going to be my summer place. My family is still going to be there.

The city of Atlanta has been unbelievable to me.

I'm not one to look at age and say that I've peaked.

Once you are first in the East, one of the top teams in the league, you have a target on your back every night.

I'm always going to be a leader and always try and set up a positive example day in and day out, so I can - so the young guys hopefully pick up on it.

You just want to give the team energy and get our guys going in any way possible. So I'm just trying to give off as much energy as I can whenever I can.

I feel like a Space Jam' creature.

Any time you come out and bust your tail, good things are going to happen.

You gotta want to get better. You gotta want to take the next step. And I always want to get better, I always want to expand my game, expand my range.

It's good to get out there and get a nice sweat.

It feels good to be in a rhythm.

I'm a type of player that tries to do everything a lot to help our team. Setting screens to get guys open, trying to block shots.

You know people probably don't realize this but I lived in Denver for 10 years as a kid. I was familiar with the city and what it had to offer. You know like any place it's changed a lot over the years. But that familiarity hit home for me.