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I'm not the fastest guy.
I'm more of the lone wolf.
I'm good friends with Tim Duncan.
I root for good, clean basketball.
I just need to be a good teammate if I don't get looks.
I regret that I never learned how to play on the perimeter.
I like Sonic and all those types of games, and Sega Genesis.
My fiancee and myself watch this show called 'The Good Wife.'
I think I'm the best at protecting the paint and guarding my man.
My favorite guy is Ben Schwartz. We've become really good friends.
I watch 'Parks and Rec.' It's set in a fictitious city in Indiana.
As long as I'm moving up and down the court pretty good, I'm happy.
I was letting the lack of touches on offense really affect my defense.
Being a big guy, I've got to shore up the paint a lot more. It's my job.
When you're down 35, it's kinda hard to really show excitement on the bench.
I expect to play at an All-Star defensive level, and everything else will come.
I don't mind being the older guy that has to sacrifice and be the defensive anchor.
Would I like to have a red velvet cupcake with cream cheese frosting? Yeah, I would.
I've been called Hasheem Thabeet more times than I can remember going through an airport.
I've got to come out and be aggressive. I've got to be a different Roy Hibbert than I've been.
So if I'm on the court or on the bench, I'm just going to support my teammates, no matter what.
I always wanted to be an NBA player, and despite what anybody said, I was going to get to that point.
I am deeply indebted to Georgetown University and the basketball program for all they have done for me.
I'm not gonna lie. I used to be in AOL chat rooms a lot causing trouble back when you had dial-up modems.
Like I said, I enjoyed my time there in Indy. You just have gotta move on, get ready for the next chapter.
You can't just fast-forward to Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals. You have to go out there and earn it.
When you talk about such a tremendous player like LeBron, just trying to stop him one-on-one, you can't do it.
First year in the league, I tried to block everything. And I'd foul out. I averaged the most fouls per minute.
Not a majority of the offense is run for me to post. I'm fine with that, but I want to play better on the offensive end.
I have a whole room fully dedicated to playing games. Special chair on the ground with the speakers in it. The whole thing.
I think I'm going to be taking some voice lessons because I'd like to do a voice in a video game. Something like 'Call of Duty.'
I try to do a good job of contesting shots and blocking shots and altering shots, but I've got to do a better job of doing more.
People said I wouldn't be in the NBA. People said I wouldn't be a starting center, this, that and the other. I just prove people wrong.
I'm not going to make every shot. I'm not going to get every block. I can't let one play affect me the next two or three times down the court.
I'm gonna come in and keep doing what I do in practice, work on my hook and get in position down low. Hopefully when I'm called upon I can do it consistently.
Indiana wanted to go in a different direction, wanted to go younger, and the Lakers wanted me, so I said, who wouldn't want to be in L.A? That was a no-brainer.
I make sure I keep everything tight, checking on my bills. Going to restaurants, I make sure if I have a coupon, I use it. I try to live like I'm a normal person.
All I got to say is I've got to put myself mentally and physically in a position where I can play at a high level and help my team win and that's what I plan on doing.
Basketball comes first to me but I also pride myself on being an approachable person online and offline, talking to people when I walk through the mall and stuff like that.
I said to myself, 'What show could I be on that makes sense?' And with 'Parks and Rec' being in Pawnee, like a fictitious city in Indiana, I said 'that really makes sense.'
Well, I had always been a fan of 'The Office' and thought the mockumentary style of the show was hilarious. So with 'Parks' taking the same approach, it drew me in right away.
I actually reached out to my agent about appearing on 'The Good Wife.' The main character of the show went to Georgetown and that's where I played my college ball so there's a small connection.
LeBron and Durant hang out all the time; fans are loyal and they get a little upset when they hear those things, but they need to realize that both are pushing each other really hard to be better.
I had some rainy days, I didn't handle those rainy days. I walked out without an umbrella sometimes. I'm going to be more mentally prepared for my downs, because there are going to be ups and downs.
If you ask any referee before the game - they ask me if I have anything to say, I tell them 'I'm going straight up.' Every time. Every game. And they know that and they say I'm one of the best at it.
I feel like I haven't done the best in environments that aren't conducive to me doing well, and I have to do that. Because times are going to get tough, and I'm going to have to let things slide off my back.
I'm an only child and grew up in a bad neighborhood. My parents weren't well-off, but they would save up to get me video games. Games were something I did because I couldn't really go outside where bad things were going on.
Yeah I guess I don't want to end up being one of those stories where the guy ends up spending more than he has and owes money to the IRS and stuff like that. I just want to be able to take care of my family and live modestly.
If I see someone with a gamer tag saying they're fans of the Bulls or the Heat I will trash-talk them and make it known I don't like them, but I don't let them know who I am. If I do, I have to change my gamer tag pretty fast.
I always said in my mind I wanted to be an All-Star and show four-year guys in the NBA can be good players as opposed to just one-and-done guys. If I left after my freshman year, I wouldn't have gotten drafted, I probably couldn't deal with D-League and travel on the bus.