Chris Webber Quotes (79 Quotes)

He was called 'Monster' even then, because he was always that size. He was very unique for a guy that size. He could handle the ball, post up, shoot the three. He was just a real good player. He always was.

My mother has been a teacher for 30 years, so this need really hits close to home with me,

We stuck together and played together as a team, and when we do that we are very good.

It hurts. Im disappointed, but it really just hurts, this loss.

He's just one of the best point guards in the league. Four of those jumpers, I hit him on the forehead on purpose - he was just hot. Maybe I should have made him pay for dinner last night.

They made adjustments. They just played better than we did in the second half. But there's no excuse for a 16-point lead going down like that. It hurts when you play that well together in the first half, and in the second half you don't do it.

We thank everyone who came out ... I am proud to have so much help and support from my hometown and high school. I want to especially thank the volunteers who spent hours of their time sorting, packing and lifting thousands of boxes.

I played with Darrick Martin before and I know what he is capable of doing. He's a veteran and he lives for moments like that. We left him open and tonight, it wasn't the smartest decision.

I was very cognizant of the fact, don't touch him. I saw him hold it out there. He was looking at the ref. A lot of times they'll hold the ball close to their chest and he didn't do that today.

I have no doubt that we'll come together.

I've had hard coaches all my life.

I thought I played pretty well through three quarters.

I just want to fit in and win games for my team.

We have to be consistent every night, every night, every night. We can't be too excited. We have to stay focused.

We didn't try to shun the fans or whatever's being reported. When you're not necessarily loved by the media, the fans are all you have.

You come too far. Each minute that you play draws you in more. You've played this many minutes, this many quarters, that you can't turn back now. There's no time to be tired. You'll be tired tonight and tomorrow, but it's going to feel good watching some football games with a win.

Everybody has to want it. You dont have to have 10 years in the league to want to win. You have to have pride. The pride on the back of your jersey should be more than the front of your jersey, because if you care about your last name, then you obviously care about the organization you work for, and you are going to bring it every time.

To me, Sam is one of the best game-changing players I've every played with. When he has his mind and heart in the game, he really gives us a lot of confidence. When he's like that he makes up for a lot of things.

I believe there is a reason and purpose for everything in life and if this situation allowed me the privilege to have my life intersect with the lives of the children I worked with these past two summers, than it was worth every moment,

There's only so many plays in the NBA. After a while, if you've been in it long enough, you know all the plays and it's just recognition, the time, the clock and the score.

There is a method to their madness. They want those shots and they will live and die by those shots. It's not that it just happened haphazardly they really want it that way.

I'm a professional; I feel I'm one of the best in the game.

We're not in the playoffs yet. We lose three in a row and Chicago wins three, we're out of it. I'm not looking at the playoffs yet. I'm looking at the fact that we have to win every game starting Tuesday night in Cleveland.

It's tough. As a competitor, I don't like this at all. I've never experienced games like this in my whole basketball career.

It was the worst situation I've ever been in, in basketball.

I'm fine. It's going to be frustrating any time you lose, and being this many games under .500 is not something we all like nor are we all accustomed to. We have resolve to play well and get ourselves out of the mess that we've created. We all take responsibility it's a team effort.

I definitely could not envision this failure. We failed to make the playoffs and that's not a good thing. It's nothing I expected at all. I thought we were capable of winning 50 games and our division. It was nowhere near that.

I heard the boos at the game, but you've got to understand -- I wanted to boo, too. I felt them. I don't take that personal, man. ... The booing doesn't bother me. I've been in the league 12 years and, like I said, I wanted to boo my damn self.

I don't think that I've ever been involved in a three-overtime game. I'm just proud of us because we didn't give up. We were down three in a couple of the overtimes and we didn't do something out of character. We stuck with the game plan and that's why we won.

They will listen to me a little bit more because of who I am,

We just can't get over that .500 hump. If we get up two, three, four games over .500, I really believe it'll snowball.

I am blessed that I am feeling really good. Even when my body doesn't feel great, I feel like I know myself enough -- I've played with this injury enough -- to be able to navigate in certain games. I do feel like I'm getting stronger. It's the first time definitely in the last two years, so that feels good.

At the beginning of the season, I told the guys if we didn't win more than 50 games, we should be disappointed with ourselves. I had (high) expectations. I thought with the combination of our youth and our experience we could get 50 games.

If he doesn't get hurt, he was an All-Star candidate. To me, Gerald Wallace definitely should be the Most Improved Player.

I told him to hurry up and be patient. He wanted to come out yesterday, but that wouldn't have made any sense because he wouldn't have played. When you're hurt like that, you get more recuperation at home. But it's going to be tough without him. We need him back as soon as possible.

I definitely won't say coach O'Brien was the reason why, ... That would make him a scapegoat like I was last year.

The worst feeling I've ever had timeout times 50.

When we talked about it the last time, we talked about changing it. So, it's difficult to handle right now.

I was averaging 22 points per game before I got to Philly and nobody was saying anything about my knee, ... So it's not a knee thing. I had a two-year injury and I've been working real hard to get back. That's nothing new to me.

It was all us. I'm going to say that because we could have gave up the other day down 11, down 12 at New York. We haven't been known for our third quarters but we came out and had a great third quarter the other night . We controlled our destiny the last

I'd rather play a 1-6 team than an 0-7 team because they are not as desperate for a win. Toronto is desperate for a win. We are going to have to be ready - that is going to be a real test for us.

It would be nice maybe to be in a bigger market, but Sacramento is where I've had peace, and where I've definitely enjoyed playing with the players. So it would definitely be hard to leave Sacramento and go someplace else. . . . The grass isn't always greener on other side.

The challenge is very tough. The good thing about the word challenge is that it is something to overcome. I feel like we can overcome the obstacle.

Any time you're missing a player, it's going to be different. Whether it's good or bad, I don't know.

I've been in the league 12 years. To sit on the bench and complain about the way things were, that doesn't get anything done. I don't know. I'm playing for a championship and trying to make the playoffs. My effort has never changed.

It is tough. But we have to find a way to get the job done. It's frustrating and we definitely miss Allen and it is hard to play without him.

I think every year you have about two losses you can live with this is one of them. I am proud of everyone on this team. It's one game in the 'lost' column that doesn't matter if you learn from it.

I'll do the same things I did the month before I got traded here and I think I'll be a hell of a player,

I'm glad this trip is over and hopefully the nightmare is over. We have to keep giving the effort we've been giving. Just because we get Allen back - who we need more than we know, more than anybody can say - just because we get him back and just because we play against Atlanta, it doesn't matter if we don't execute.

The playoffs are a big concern to us. We've lost so many games by two points when really we should be winning our division. We are going to the playoffs as an underdog, so we have to try and move up. I believe anything can happen in the playoffs.