PAU GASOL

Making the playoffs three consecutive seasons is a great accomplishment.

No one could have prepared for me BBQ on pizza. I mean, both are great. But together? It was incredible.

I'm not a person or a selfish player, but we have to move the ball more, and we have to look further the team game, because we have enough talent to use different players.

In-N-Out is incredible, but don't tell coach I've been going there. He would flip out and put some curse on me.

It doesn't matter who gets what. It's just a matter of doing what it takes to win.

I won't forget the hood. I won't forget the days of catching a bullet on the way to the mailbox or bricks with death threats that somehow made their way through the window.

I may not be the most physical player, that's not my nature. But I am a competitor and I play as hard as I can.

I'm doing my job. I'm doing what's expected out of me, and I'm proud of the way I've been able to perform and contribute.

All the stats don't mean a thing if we don't get the win. The most important stat is the win. Nothing else really matters if you don't get the win.

I'm not the number-one guy here ... if it translates to winning, I don't mind taking a step back as far as roles.

I take losses very personal and very serious.

I don't think there's a lot of discipline right now.

It doesn't matter what you've done, but what you're going to do the next game, and that's what I'm focused on.

I want to be on the floor. I want to fight for the win.

You never know when it is your last game or your last tournament.

When I'm aggressive and physically feel pretty good, I'm hard to stop.

I just need to get more aggressive and let my teammates feel all that energy and all that emotion.

The NBA is tough. Everybody plays hard and every game is vital.

When it comes to playoff time, I pull the energy and the motivation.

I don't settle. That's how I am.

We have a great friendship that I hope will last our entire lives.

If our minds and hearts are into it, we can be a heck of a team. We can beat anybody.

The coach has put a lot of trust in me to make good decisions in the post.

I feel like I can compete against any physical player.

I try to look at what KG does, what Tim Duncan does, what Amare Stoudamire does ... I compare and evaluate myself with them.