Charlie Villanueva Quotations

We knew we were in the bonus, so we were going to keep attacking them. We weren't shooting the ball well, so we were going to try to get to the free-throw line and get points from there and that's what we did.

I didn't want the season to be over so soon. I had fun. I know what to expect for next year.

I didn't want the season over so soon. Next year I will come back ready, I'm not a rookie anymore. I learned a lot starting out 1-15 and digging out of that hole. It was a tough year though.

Chris Paul has been the guy for months now, but people want to see who's that second or third guy. I think Chris Paul, he deserves it. But I think I have a shot at being runner-up if I keep doing what I've been doing.

If it was up to me, I'd keep the same team, because I feel we've got something special with this group of guys. We all get along really well, the locker-room is unbelievable.

We've been there before and when Mike hit that shot guys were saying ... we knew we needed one more stop. I was just so determined to get that stop, whether it was a rebound, a blocked shot; the block was there and I made a big play.

He's done. He shouldn't even be out there.

I actually felt like I was in a video game, out there, no pressure at all.

I actually felt like I was in a video game. I was out there (feeling) no pressure at all.

He was just saying, 'Give me the ball. I'm going to take this rookie. He can't guard me,' ... You know, typical NBA stuff.

This was a game we had to win. They were struggling. We were struggling. We hadn't won on the road yet, and this was our best chance.

Just the speed of the game, and also on the defensive side as well. It's not the same as in college. A lot of things are different, but I'm learning. I'm like a sponge, I'm absorbing everything.

It hurt, ... It was my big day, you know. Getting drafted was something I'd dreamed about. To hear all those negative comments was tough.

I went to set the screen and two guys were on Jose. I was wide open. I was a little surprised. I'm glad to get it.

I was thinking about the draft and once I went through the whole process, I decided I'd be better off going to college, ... I just thought I wasn't ready to live the NBA lifestyle.

It felt good to be out there, it's something I've always dreamed about, to be out there. But it would have been better to get the win.

That was the turning point in the game. That's definitely huge. I was struggling on the offensive end and a big defensive play made up for the offence.

I would never have thought I'd be in this situation. The best decision I ever made was to come to Connecticut.

We have to throw the first punch instead of letting teams throw the first punch at us. The first five minutes of the game are critical and we have to send a message. We haven't been doing that.

We hope to change the trend of voting within El Paso. We are trying to increase voter turnout and change the demographics of who is voting.

We got to keep playing and not get down ourselves. It was a mental game today. It was really hard. It's frustrating.

We are not telling anybody how to vote. It's not just lip service. We vote. We couldn't go out there and preach if we didn't walk the same line.

We should never have been in that position, giving up 39 points in the first quarter, and right there is where we lost the game,

When Chris went out, someone had to step up, and I stepped up to the challenge. It feels good. It feels real good. It feels like you can't be stopped. The basket feels bigger than it already is.

We just had two back-to-back games. We definitely needed a relaxed practice, it definitely helped.

There were a lot of lessons I learned out there today. We're out of the playoffs, we were down by 30, and you just have to keep playing. It was a mental game today. It was really hard. It was frustrating, but you just have to keep going.

I tried to come out hard, set the tone early and the guys got the win. We played all four quarters and we won every quarter except the third, which we tied.

It's great to see myself in a videogame, ... I just wish my character was really this good when the game comes out.

It's great just meeting these kids, talking to them, sharing the experience with them. I think it makes them feel like it's okay to have this, it's not the end of the world.

I've got a big chip on my shoulder. I know what all the critics said and I want to show them what I can do. I'm going to change people's minds.

They hit 17 3-pointers. It's hard to win a game when you allow that.

They've got great players on the team, all the way down the line, ... Practices are going to be tough.

I'm trying to do something similar to what Carmelo did, ... Trying to win a national title.

I just tried not to let what happened in Atlanta snowball, I tried to come out really hard, set the tone early, and the guys got the win. I can't get satisfied, I have to keep going. Thing about the NBA is I can have 24 points now, but what am I going to do the next game?

I heard them, I heard them, ... But I blocked everything out, and I was really confident when I stepped to the line and knocked them down.

But I decided it was just going to make me work harder. I feel I've got something to prove.

He's really important. I think he's going to be the difference maker to see if they can go to the Final Four. When Denham brings it, he's a hard player to stop.

If I can't trust myself to score, I can't trust anybody.

I caught fire and the guys just found me in the right place. The zone feels good, it feels really good. It feels like you can't be stopped.

This is a great, quality win. Our best player didn't play the way he is capable of playing. ... It was just a great, team win.