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You got to work hard whatever you're doing and try to be number one and take pride in what you're doing. You want to be at the best at your spot then you got to work hard, man. A lot of guys don't work as hard as it gonna take.
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I was on the playground all night. I ain't never go to parties or nothing. I'd get out of school at 3 and be out there playing until one in the morning with one streetlight. For real.
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I'll always be Number 1 to myself.
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When I was 15, they changed the playground rules because I was dominating everything and blocking everything that came my way.
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I came up in a small town ghetto and I never did think I'd be a celebrity or famous athlete, I was just loving to play the game of basketball. And I worked hard at everything I did.
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I'm never gonna try it, because you got to pay a lot for cocaine, and that's not the way I want to spend my money.
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When I retire, I wanna be able to just lay back. Only way to make it happen is to be investing my money, not spending it.
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The only reason people are saying I'm the number-one player is because I'm with the number-one team.
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To be a great offensive rebounder, you have to think like a defensive rebounder and battle for position while also being in the flow of your offense. And then it's just being determined.
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I never thought I'd lead the NBA in rebounding, but I got a lot of help from my team-mates - they did a lot of missing.