Everyone changes throughout the years.
Detroit, it's just an incredible city overall. The people here are so friendly and very outgoing.
I have a really good relationship with a lot of people in the music industry from Detroit. They're very kind when it comes to us stepping into their field or what they do and they're really willing to help out and help you get better at what you're trying to do.
It's a crazy feeling you know, being a young kid from New York, seeing everybody talk about Jordan, everybody wearing Jordan. Then to being up close and personal with him, eating dinner with him, and to be a part of his family.
You know, I'm really known for being an energy guy and working hard on the floor, grabbing a lot of rebounds.
When I'm out there flying around, blocking shots, dunking the ball, grabbing rebounds it brings everybody's spirits up and gets them going.
My athleticism will go away some day. I'm gonna be old one of these days, so I'm going to be able to use those post moves.
I am one of the last true centers in the NBA, and it's a title that I enjoy to hold.
Detroit has a history of a lot of great rebounders and big guys that have been great defenders. So for me to pick up where they left off and continue that trend, of being a gritty, tough big man is pretty cool.
I think, for me, I'm making the right plays and finding my teammates if I'm not open and finishing strong around the rim.
Spending my 20s in Detroit has been incredible for me.
My job is to just focus on basketball and you know, I don't really get a chance to really pick and choose who I play with.
There's a lot of guys in the league that make music and it's hardcore gangsta rap. None of us really live that life and you can't talk about being a thug.
Basketball will always be my first love.
Anything is possible in this league.
The way I play is not to prove anybody wrong. It's to help my teammates win games.
Teams passed on me, that happens.
LeBron - he's LeBron. He just won't be denied, he's the best player in the league and also a great person.
I'm just really just continuing to work on back-to-the-basket stuff and working on getting better from the foul line.
Even if I do miss a shot, I found something to keep me calm and not get myself rattled. Once I missed one, I'd tense up and I'd miss the next one, too. So I found a peace within myself.
