Don't put the fast food in your body. Yeah, there are a couple days where you want some Burger King. That's fine, but you can't rely on that stuff. You have to eat healthy, get your carbs, get your rest.
Being able to play a whole season, play every game and start every game means a lot.
You can talk all you want but I'm definitely going to bark back.
Guys are going to talk. We're going to respond... they aren't going to punk us. Not me. They're not going to punk Tristan Thompson.
It's the playoffs; you have to pick up the intensity.
It's the playoffs. Teams are gonna go on runs.
I think that's my job to be a little nasty - to bring that energy, protect the paint and really just protect our guys. That's the role of a big man. It's not cute; it's not pretty being a big. You have to come in and do the little things, do the dirty work.
The bruisers and the bump-and-grind guys, use your athleticism on the floor, try to wear them out - run them through a lot of pick-and-rolls, run the floor, do a lot more athletic stuff just to try to wear them down.
Well, history always repeats itself, so there's probably a baby Shaq out there in a crib somewhere, sipping on a bottle, and when he gets old enough, he'll bring the post-up center back.
In the postseason, every possession counts, so it's the little things.
Sometimes, it's the little plays that I make that can change the outcome of the game - whether it's blocking a shot or blitzing a guard or getting an offensive rebound.
Obviously I love playing the game of basketball. That's what God blessed me to do.
If I came in and didn't rebound, that would look bad on my part. People would be wondering, what was he doing the whole time?
Any award the NBA gives you, whether it's on the court or off the court, it's definitely an honor.
Some guys have to score more off the bench because that's what their team needs. But some other teams need someone that's going to assist or rebound. It all depends on what he brings to that team and how much it helps their win-loss record and how much they change their team.
I'm a team-first guy.
If you look back at Greek mythology and even back before World War 1, every time a team would go out to battle, they'd eat first.
Of course, it's a huge luxury having LeBron on our team. At the same time, we have to be ready to play and we have to do our job.
At the end of the day, coaches, fans, everyone can live with the team playing hard and giving an effort. Fall short, you can live with those results. But if you're not giving yourself an effort or a fight, you've got no chance in this league.
If you don't fight you don't give yourself a chance.
