Al Horford

“It's always an adjustment period when you are with a new team. Things don't necessarily click how you want them to.”

“Being here in the city of Atlanta, a great city, being part of the Hawks organization for me has been great.”

“It just depends on what's asked of me, but normally I'm looking to make the right, easy play. So if I can get a teammate a layup, if I can get him an open shot, I just think that gets the ball moving and I feel like it makes everybody feel good and we get into a better offensive rhythm.”

“I feel like one of my strengths is passing.”

“I'm about helping my team win.”

“There are some games where I will look to be more aggressive and score more, and then there are games that I want to be more of a playmaker.”

“Being on the road is hard, and just being able to come home, and have our fans rally behind us, it's good for a change.”

“In the Spanish league I root for Barcelona and in the Premier League I root for Manchester United.”

“Usually I try to represent my community and my culture the best that I can, but I go about every day just trying to represent my family. I'm just trying to make a difference out in the world. I don't even look at, necessarily, just the Latin community, I'm looking at everything in general.”

“At times I put in Meek Mill and listen to some R&B, some Merengue, Dominican music. I really listen to pretty much everything.”

“For a nutrition tip, try implementing quinoa into your diet. It's a high source of protein.”

“Chocolate milk has everything I need in a drink: the carbs, the protein, and the electrolytes. It's even backed by science, showing how you're able to recover. I can speak from experience, this is what I drink.”

“A lot of the books I read are in Spanish. There's this great author, Garcia Marquez.”

“Oh, I'm sure there's definitely people that don't like me.”

“As a competitor, I want to push myself as much as I can to be at that level that I want to be.”

“My favorite part about playing basketball is a chance to play with other people, be in that team atmosphere and have a chance to compete and win every day.”

“My biggest struggle was probably having to move from the Dominican to the United States to go to high school. Moving to Michigan, the weather, the language, I didn't speak English at all. That adjustment for me was difficult at the beginning.”

“Basketball Without Borders is very important.”

“When I get a chance, I go to the movies.”

“As athletes, we're always trained to play through stuff. And I've played through all types of injuries - ankle sprains, shoulder, whatever - and with the brain it's just different.”