I'm always a player who has taken fairly rough treatment, to be honest. I think my time in Scotland typified that because I think there was one game where I set a record for being fouled ten or 11 times in a game.
People talk about the speed of the English game, but in Italy, referees blow their whistles very often, so you cannot build up speed. In England, referees wave play on, and so it becomes faster.
The referee will now keep track of the time on the field and the shootouts have finally been banned.
When I first came in the league, there were only two officials. So you could really get away with a lot.
There are times when hard fouls are just a part of the game, and then there's times when they're a little bit further than that.
The game of basketball is not played with throwing punches, throwing elbows.
Every time Luis Suarez is close, he pushes defenders around.
I was surprised I won the award because I've always been a very aggressive player and I earn my share of fouls on the court. I play rough, and because I'm an older player, of course I use tricks on the younger players.
Sometimes English football takes pride in having the lowest yellow-card count in Europe, but of course it will have if you can take someone's leg off and still not be booked.
Of the nine red cards this season we probably deserved half of them.
Derbies are always well fought and with lots of fouls and interruptions.
Getting on fast-breaks, you don't do that when you let a team shoot 20 free throws in one quarter.
If you look at my bookings, they've gone down each season. That's something I'm trying to keep improving. On the pitch you don't want any silly bookings.
I have always thought if there is a game, and there have been a lot of fouls on me, then I have been playing well for the team, so that means we're having a good match. You can win a free-kick when there's a foul, and that's a chance to score a goal.
Staying out of the penalty box will really help.
Players from Holland and Scandinavia aren't divers, but those from Spain and Italy go down far too easily for my liking.
People just don't want to pay to see players diving around.
In every game, there's three teams out there. There's the two basketball teams and the team of officials. If the two teams are evenly matched, it can come down to number of possessions. If one out-of-bounds call goes the wrong way, that can be the difference.
My fouls used to be ticky-tacky, but I learned real fast to make them count.
English Premier League is much harder and quicker, and also, the referees are totally different because in England, they don't whistle after every small contact like in Germany.
They were so clever finding ways to get me the ball. They had to do more than just give up open shots. They had to avoid fouls and pass me the ball in traffic.
Opponents know how to get the fouls and it's gone against me a couple of times.
We can be tackled but referees are there to police dangerous challenges. Forwards are protected by the laws of the game and the way it's played, while defenders and midfielders have to throw themselves about a bit more.
I get lots of fouls on me, but it is no foul because I am physical. Because I don't go down, that is the problem as well. But I will keep playing my game. Why would I change? It's my game.
Hard fouls are a part of playoff basketball, and I think that's how basketball should be. I don't take those fouls personally.
