Antonio McDyess Quotations

We didn't take them lightly at all. A team like that has nothing to lose, so we decided to come out and play hard in the beginning.

I can be one of the dominant players, maybe the dominant player, in the East.

I used to get down on myself a lot if I missed a shot, and it would just break my focus. But now I stay mentally tough and try to just forget about that play and keep on going.

I can't be someone I'm not. I try to be a warrior on the court, but where I come from, being macho doesn't get you anywhere.

I just go and play hard. That's who I am.

My legs are starting to get back under me. I'm getting my rhythm back and I'm just going out there to play. Not really thinking about it.

I don't (fill a bracket out) because I'm gonna lose. I can't go on the numbers, because there's always upsets. I don't want to predict because I don't watch basketball. Or I don't watch enough of it.

He was sad to go. He definitely wanted to stay with this team, but I understand his situation. He's young and he wants to play more minutes. You can't have both sides.

He just made it so easy for me to score. He's such a good passer. I kind of knew where his passes were going to be at any time. Not even looking, I knew where he was going to throw it and when he was going to throw it.

I was a little more motivated for the win. It was my first finals. To lose like we did, I'm going to remember it for the rest of my life.

I think there's a lot on this game. With how we lost in the Finals last year, we're definitely going to be fired up wanting to get a win. We also want to prove to everybody that we belong.

Rip is on one leg out there, so we have to pick up the slack.

Yeah, they try to get me to play. Because they want my money.

When you are a young team, it is hard to compete with a team that has won one championship and almost won another. It's a mental thing. It gets into your head, because you know what those guys have done.

They definitely believe in getting up and down the court.

I kept waiting for Ben (center Ben Wallace ) to come back in. I guess (coach) felt that if things were going good, you have to stick with it. I was just trying to make things happen.

I haven't been to the free throw line in so long I forgot what it was like. I feel like I have to redo everything. Start all back over again. I couldn't believe how many bricks I shot at the free throw line.

He's more relaxed when you don't have someone breathing down your neck when you go out there. That's been the difference with Chauncey this year. He's just been going out there and playing. Flip is giving him the freedom to go out there and do what he wants, and he's been doing it.