Quotes from Al Horford

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

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.

I'm big on cereal. I don't eat a lot of sweets, but when I've got a sweet tooth, I'm going to cereal, that's my go-to.

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.

Sleep is very important. I always try to get 7-9 hours.

My faith always kept me focused and strong.

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.

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

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

The best advice-giver in my family definitely has to be my mom.

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

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.

On a typical gameday I eat pasta, salad and drink lots of water.

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

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

I don't have any tatts. If there's something one day that catches my attention, I might consider it. But on my neck? I don't know. I don't like anybody that much.

I feel like one of my strengths is passing.

I always admired the Celtics from afar.

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.

I had a great situation in Atlanta.

For me, I'm very happy in Atlanta.

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

I knew it was going to take a lot for me to leave my situation in Atlanta. We feel very good here. We love the city.

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.