Al Horford

Concussions, you have to be really honest with yourself, and sometimes that's hard to do.

My time in Boston was great.

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

I'm very appreciative to the people of Atlanta, forever.

One of the things I'm most proud of in Atlanta is that I had a great relationship with our fans and I think they knew what I was all about. They respected me, showed me nothing but love.

With me, and people know this, since I've gotten to the league the first day I've always been about trying to help my team win, trying to play for my teammates. That's just the way that I am.

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'm about helping my team win.

What I've understood is that you have to put in the work, games need to be played, you have to do things the right way consistently.

I feel like you always learn different things from different teams.

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

Parents are sometimes a little more passionate about their sons and daughters.

I think that in Atlanta I was hoping that things would have worked out. Once I saw that things weren't going to work out, I saw what was going to be the best situation for me to try to win an NBA championship.

When I went up there it was with one goal was to win a championship. Obviously that didn't happen but I don't have one bad thing to say about my time in Boston.

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.

There'd be days I was in the locker room with my dad doing media, and there'd be other days that I'd be with my mom in the press box and just kind of looking at stuff from that point of view. I'd see guys writing stories after the game and stuff like that. So it was cool to me to see both sides.

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.

I always tried to be a guy that plays hard and was committed to giving his all, on and off the court. So that's something I'm really proud of.

It is a great honor for me to be able to team up with the Jr. NBA to help continue develop basketball talent in my native Dominican Republic.

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.

Just seeing the progression, the evolution of the NBA game, I feel like you have a lot of big men shooting 3s.

There are always a lot of guys that have potential, but to make it a certain amount of years in the league, it takes more than just potential. You have to be professional, you have to be a good teammate, do things the right way. So now, any chance I get to talk to younger guys, I do it.

Mike Bibby was a huge help for me on the court, giving me advice pick-and-roll wise, where to get my shots, things to do.

Coach Donovan always harped on making sure that we're on the same page, that we're feeding off each other, and that's one of the things that I feel like I add value to.

I had a great situation in Atlanta.

I don't have a problem with anybody. Until I get on the court.

I feel like one of my strengths is passing.

I always drank chocolate milk growing up and I remember my grandmother would always have it when I would visit her in the Dominican Republic - that's when it all started.

The regular season, it's kind of like a rehearsal. That's the way I look at it.

It took me a lot of years to understand everything that it took to be at a high level. Not only on the court and in the weight room, but also making sure that I'm taking care of my body, that I'm recovering. It's a year-round process. It's not just in-season and then offseason and it's over.

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.

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

My family's very important to me.

Basketball in Latin America is growing a lot and it's being seen with the quantity of players in the NBA.

I think the international players, in general, show how basketball is global now. There are players from all the countries.

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

I do realize that it's important to be a threat at the 3-point line.

Atlanta is a city that welcomed me from the first day.

When you're on the road, you don't have any fan support, so you and your teammates always have to stick together.

I've been lucky enough to always recognize to leave stuff on the court, on the court.

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

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

It's the Playoffs. This is what you play for.

I'm committed to giving back to the community and will continue to do whatever I can to help people in need.

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

I'm just very happy that the Celtics really take the time and they consider us not only as players, but as people, and people that have families.

I always admired the Celtics from afar.

Being a presence on the defensive end, I know that's important to me, I have to establish that.

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.

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