“I don't think you ever want to be too settled, because once you become settled, you lose a lot of your drive. I mean, I am settled off the court; the business side of things, the papers, contracts and all of that, but there are a lot things that I need to work on, on the court, like my free-throw shooting, which has been terrible. I need to work on being more demanding in the post. My teammates are going to come to me and I just need to go out there and score in the post, which will open up things for our guards.” ThinkingWantNeedsMeanHas BeensSportsSidesLosesTerriblePaperCourtPostsShootingScoreContractsPapersTeammateFree Throw Author:Andrew Bogut
“The older I've gotten, the more I've learned that I have to open myself up to all opportunities. Maybe I'll get burned and not meet the right people, but I won't know until I do it.” PeopleKnowsOpportunityI've LearnedBurned Author:Selena Gomez
“I think Chris Paul is a great player. He is very unselfish and plays very hard, so he would be a guy if he plays. I think his hand is still questionable, though. I hear they are talking about resting him that weekend. I'm excited to play with all the guys. Marvin Williams is starting to play well, and Salim Stoudamire, I think he should be there.” IfsThinkingShouldWellsStillsHardPlayHandsWould BeGuySportsTalkingPlayerStartingExcitedWeekendUnselfishQuestionableMarvin Author:Andrew Bogut
“I was struggling at Rookie Camp to be quite honest with you. Basically, it was a week of being locked down like in jail for me. I would say about 50 percent of it was useful. The most challenging part of it was off the court. I mean, man we were just sitting there at times. We had meetings from about 10 a.m. in the morning to about 10 at night and you can't get a workout in at all.” MenMeanNightSportsChallengesMorningStruggleWeekHonestPercentSittingCourtMeetingsJailCampsLockedWorkoutRookiesMean Man Author:Andrew Bogut
“We have a high ceiling. We're still young. We're still learning coach's system and we're still learning how to play hard every night. I think that's been a bad habit of ours the last few years. It's a habit that's hard to shake, too. I think if we keep pushing, we'll be alright this season.” IfsThinkingYearsStillsHardPlayLastsYoungNightSportsHabitSeasonsCoachesShakesPushingEvery NightCeilingsAlrightBad HabitsPlay Hard Author:Andrew Bogut
“Last year we had so many people coming in and out they didn't bother to sew their names on the backs of the uniforms. They just put them there with Velcro.” PeopleYearsLastsNamesSportsBotherLast YearUniformsVelcro Author:Andy Van Slyke
“They wanted me to play third like Brooks so I did play like Brooks - Mel Brooks.” PlayWantedSportsThirdsBrooks Author:Andy Van Slyke
“We had an argument once, yeah. It was the best thing that could have happened to our working relationship. After that, we understood each other and got along much better. I always respected Barry Bonds, and I wanted to let him know that I did in a certain way.” KnowsWayWantedCertainSportsHappenedUnderstoodArgumentYeahBest Things Author:Andy Van Slyke
“I guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do.” FunSports Author:Arthur Ashe