Adam Morrison Quotes (84 Quotes)

I'm not here to score as many points as I can. I'm here to win.

You're only going to come in for a short spurt, so we figure you might as well go nuts because you're going to come out pretty soon, ... It's not any knock on you as a player. It's just the way we do things.

He's had a great career.

He's had a great career. That's the way it goes. I know what I did on the court.

It's kind of funny that some people make a big deal about it. It's funny, I guess.

It's nice to get his 3-point shot back, too. People have got to honor that. They can't sag on me and J. P. as much.

I don't know why people are concerned about my scoring - we got the win. Teams always want to shut down the other team's top scorer.

It was a tough decision. I've loved every moment I've experienced at Gonzaga, but I feel I'm ready to take on the challenges of something I have always dreamed about - an NBA career. The good news for Gonzaga is that the cupboard isn't bare and I'm confident Coach (Mark) Few and the returning players will continue what has become a strong basketball tradition at Gonzaga.

I missed some shots I normally make, but I got to credit them for good defense.

We feel like we're just getting the raw end of the deal, and we kind of like it.

They kept running fresh guys at me. I took some bad shots early and I started feeling settled in the second half.

It's not going to be my night every night. We still survive and win.

That's the thing with this team. I've said it all year long, and I think people really didn't believe me, that we've got some other guys on this team that can play.

It's going to be a family decision. I've got to hear from the people who write the checks. ... I have no idea (when). I've got to go back to Spokane and not do anything. I have no idea what I'm going to decide.

Time is of the essence. I'm going to deteriorate a little faster than anyone else.

He should grow his hair out and stop wearing those low-cut socks, because it looks like he's just wearing shoes. I hate that.

I'd grade it an A-minus, B-plus. If we make a few more plays, we have an undefeated season, maybe one loss.

It happened in a blur.

They are an ACC team and they've got a great player. We showed a lot of poise and came back and won the game.

We want to hit the big shot and take the big shot and aren't afraid to miss it. We're on the court to be leaders and leaders take big shots. If we miss them, we'll put the blame on ourselves.

Every time I drove, there were two guys looking at me and two guys on the help side. You've got to tip your hat to their team to kind of slow me down, I guess you can say.

I wouldn't call it fear as much as you don't want the season to end. Nobody wants to be like Iowa and lose to a 14.

I'm not going to score 30 in every half.

It's been a great process so far. It's been fun, but I've decided to try to take my game to the next level and further my career as a basketball player.

We have taken care of some of the toughest places to play in the conference. We're getting better.

Everybody wants to talk trash. But people don't realize that just fuels the fire. You don't have to say much to me to make me get pissed off.

The only time we felt he might leave was when the Washington job opened and he obviously didn't take it. I don't think there's any job out there that's better than his situation at Gonzaga. He signed a 10-year contract. He just built a house. There are always rumors, but I don't think he's going anywhere.

Aaron was awesome, just a big party guy and Tim was just the same as Aaron.

I'm used to the trash-talking comments and the jawing. It makes me chuckle. I didn't hear anything original tonight.

They had lots of friends. They made everybody laugh. Its a big loss,

I saw Pierre, and I gave it up to him.

You don't often have two West Coast powers going at it this time of year. It's going to be a great game.

It's very important. We've had a lot of close games the last few years, and that's been tough on us and tough on our fans.

I guess to be a unanimous pick with J. J. seems only fitting since the two of us have been followed so closely this year.

I played horrible in the first half. I hit a three to start the second half and then I started testing the waters. When someone on our team is on fire we get them the ball.

The fans, I know they support Saint Louis , but the majority came to see us play. I don't want to knock on their program or anything but we know every place we go people are going to be excited to play us.

It's very exciting. We've got a lot of people camping out already. This will be a special atmosphere to play in.

I've said all year, and I don't think people really believed me, but we have other guys on this team that can play. This is a perfect example of when I'm having a bad night that everyone else can pick me up ... I just missed some shots I normally make, but you have to give them credit. They held me down.

I did apologize. But what I said is not for the public to hear. It's a college basketball game. Cage didn't seem to mind. You know, he said some stuff to me.

The biggest thing I've seen this year is how he's moving without the ball. He's more of a threat than just shooting 3s. He's opened up his game a lot. He can stroke it better than anybody coming off screens.

Whoever dropped me would get killed in Spokane.

They sucked in on me more and denied me some good looks. I jammed my finger in the Saint Louis game but I am not going to use that as an excuse. We did not move the ball as much as we wanted.

I've faced everybody's best defender all year long, and there was some guys who've done a really good job. (Cage) is one of them. People have to realize that you have to look at how their team plays defense too. Every time I got the ball, there were four sets of eyes looking at me. I thought they did a pretty good job. I just got my points as they came. I just kind of took what they gave me.

You know, if we would have lost, I don't think I would have been the one complaining about what people said. It's a very emotional game. You guys have got to be dumb if you don't think they were talking trash when they were up nine with nine minutes to go.

We have a saying at Gonzaga -- just keep sawing wood. And that's what we kept doing.

I get a chance to stay with that group two years and hopefully make the 2008 Olympics.

I've never lost against him, He plays me well.

You guys have got to be dumb if you don't think they were talking trash (too).

It just happened in a blur. I hate losing, period. I mean anything, especially basketball.

I feel a lot better energy-wise. I don't think it'll be an issue.