I was a hockey player growing up. Being a big guy and being imposing, I had to use my size to protect my teammates.
I feel as though I've proved myself these last five years that I can be one of the top players in the league.
So you're dealing with a coach, and you're dealing with a guy who's actually experienced NBA basketball from a player's perspective and actually goes about it that way.
They changed the floor back to old school. They changed the uniform back to old school. Somebody tell the damn players to start playing like old school.
I think all players reach a point in their career where it's natural to lose some of that hunger, that desire, to sort of break out or be a star.
Tennis players go into a press conference, and almost every one of them is the same. We do very little differently on a day-to-day basis.
I think because I was the first Chinese player to win a grand slam, people were thinking: 'She's not like normal people.'
As far as I'm concerned, I'm just a guitar player, and my job is to go out there and play and entertain and do my thing.
My main influences have always been the classic jazz players who sang, like Louis Armstrong and Nat King Cole and Jack Teagarden.
I think I'm a mama's boy who wanted to be a hockey player, who failed, and had to become a singer. I think that I'm a generous, impatient, kind, jerk.
We're not only hockey players. A lot of guys have families and girlfriends. You can't just think about hockey 24-7.
Many people say I'm the best women's soccer player in the world. I don't think so. And because of that, someday I just might be.
I played with Willie Mays and against Hank Aaron. They were tremendous players, but they were no Josh Gibson.
I think anybody who saw him will tell you that Willie Mays was the greatest player who ever lived.
I found an instructor, Chris O'Connell, who helped me. He turned me into the player I am today - a consistent golfer.
Going to a one-plane swing method has made me a much more consistent player. Even when I'm not on, I never get very far off.
I feel so lucky to have been in a group where it was a real band. This wasn't a singer and guitar player and some other guys.
In the IPL, you are often single-handedly responsible for the fortunes of your team. It makes you more responsible as a player.
We don't just want to win the Super Bowl, we want to make a dynasty. I want to be a player who makes that a reality.
Every game is winnable if you change your mind about what the prize should be and your perspective about the players at the table.
When you get punched, you have to get up. You have no other choice. If you don't, you're not going to grow, you're not going to get better as a player.
