Al Horford

“I love 'Boardwalk Empire.'”

“I'm an awesome ping pong player.”

“I just know I have to work out before I can enjoy my day.”

“Because of my dad, I started playing the game. Seeing him motivated me to play. He's been an important part of my life.”

“It makes me happy to know that I've been able to impact people's lives.”

“My dad can shoot pretty good from outside.”

“It's been important for me to realize that, in every experience, I feel like I can learn something, grow and get stronger.”

“I gave everything I had - on the floor, trying to be the best leader that I could, trying to help the guys as much as I could, putting in the extra work.”

“My faith always kept me focused and strong.”

“Sometimes I feel like I have a good shot, and then I see somebody that has a better shot.”

“For a number of years, I wasn't consuming any dairy and suffered some injuries. At the time, I wasn't taking advantage of a wholesome diet with dairy and cheese and milk. Once I started implementing the dairy, including chocolate milk, I started to feel the difference.”

“It's good to have expectations, I believe. You want to come out and you want to compete. You want to do special things.”

“I'll continue to take what the defense gives me. That's the way that I've always played.”

“It's a blessing to be an NBA player and to be in a position to help other people.”

“The way I've always approached it is if we're winning and people want to talk about me, it's fine. If we're losing, then you really get on me, and I'll definitely try to be better to help us win. But I'm fine with it, as long as we're winning and we're playing good basketball.”

“I try to be a team guy and I try to help the team in whatever way that I can.”

“I'm known for setting good screens.”

“I was in Atlanta for nine years and we never got to play on Christmas Day.”

“Any time you can get easy baskets, it's a big deal.”

“I like to go to the park with my family and friends and either play soccer, play tennis, or just go for walk.”