Ben Gordon Quotes (49 Quotes)

We have four games left, and we have to play the best basketball we can. We can't be concerned with anybody else.

I'm just going to take as much time as I need to heal.

I just realize I'm getting a lot of this stuff because of the work I'm putting in. I know it's not by mistake or accident. It has to do with the kind of energy I put into my game. Good things happen when you put work into things.

Just like Tuesday (against Dallas) we struggled early and in the second half we were able to make a run. It was just a little to late.

We took that to heart. John doesn't talk very often, but when he does, we try our best to listen. C-Du, he really listened to what John was saying, and he wouldn't stand down.

You can't avoid the things that come along with being a basketball player. I want to carry the torch until somebody else comes along. I know there's a lot of kids who look up to me. And it's good when they're able to come out here because when I was growing up, I didn't have a chance to meet anybody famous from Mount Vernon. I just read about people from the community who were successful.

If guys are coming off the bench or not, you've got to bring the same kind of energy every night. It shouldn't matter if you're starting or not starting.

It's frustrating for me to miss that free throw because of the time and the situation. It won't weigh on me. It's behind me now. I've just got to make it the next time.

I didn't know how many threes I had, honestly. I didn't know that I didn't miss. I was just letting them fly.

I don't think about it, but it's in the back of my mind. Knowing that this is a business, any day you can get traded.

I think I'm putting together more consistent games. That's important for me right now. We need to continue to play like that.

Some of the players just brain-locked out there.

We like our chances. They (Miami) are tough but we'll go in there and give it our. The last 16 games we've put it together on all levels.

We're all basketball players, so we're used to wearing sneakers and being comfortable on our feet. That's the only one I didn't agree with.

Tonight was probably our best chance to get a win on their home floor. They had D-Wade out. He was hurt for a little while. They had Shaq out with foul trouble. We just weren't able to capitalize on it.

I don't know what they thought before the series started. Now they definitely have to know we're not going to back down.

I had four seconds this time as opposed to the 2 12 I had last time. I just tried to get into my rhythm and get a good shot up.

It's not a big concern. We rarely have a quarter like that. It was just one of those nights when we couldn't make a basket.

Both teams got really tired out there. That's because we were playing until exhaustion. They played last night and we played last night. It really showed up in the fourth quarter.

We just have to bring it every night, especially at home. I don't know what our problem has been, but we can't disappoint our crowd like this. We have to show up for a game like this.

We still have our destiny in our own hands we just have to bring it every night, especially at home. I don't know what our problem has been. We can't come and disappoint our crowd like this. For the rest of the season, we've got to show up in games.

Right now I'm trying to get to the level I was playing at last season when I should be at a level two times that. This year I'm struggling. So far I haven't been having the success I pretty much envisioned for myself over the summer. But I'm trying to be patient. It's all I can do. It's a long season.

I think we continue to gain confidence within ourselves. We're starting to mature a little more and understand what it takes to be successful.

Other people may be surprised, but I always thought I should go No. 1.

I knew it was good. Any time I get in those situations, I just tell myself, 'I'm going to make this shot.' When it left my hand, I had no doubt it was going to go in.

It was a real tough loss. Every game is like a must-win for us right now. We're having a bad losing streak, and we need to get ourselves out of it before we get back to Chicago.

This is definitely a game where we can win and where we'd be making a very bad mistake if we don't come out and do the necessary things to win. This is a tough road trip, and the games you can win, you definitely have to get.

I got off to a good start. Then I got plagued by foul trouble, and it kind of busted up my rhythm.

I thought we were ready to play, but we didn't get it done.

Those were big plays for us, because at the time we were struggling. They were really making a thrust defensively and offensively.

We have to remember how embarrassing that loss was and not want to have that taste in our mouths again. That's motivation enough. We didn't come out and play like it was a playoff-caliber game. That's what we have to do for these last games.

It's frustrating, but what are you going to do There's no doubt about it in my mind, we can turn it around. We have a great bunch of guys. We just need to continue to grind it out.

It's home for me, so I'm always able to dig deep down and muster up some extra energy and come play in the Garden. We just kept our composure tonight and guys made big plays, everybody. It wasn't just one person tonight, and that's what got us the win.

It was set up for Andres and they read it well. He took a contested shot. But at that point we were just trying to get a shot off so we could get another opportunity at the ball.

Today was more of a mental day. We watched a lot of tape and talked about what happened Saturday. Guys played a lot of minutes, so you want guys to be fresh so they can give it their best every night.

Shaq getting in foul trouble really changed the game for us.

Every game our chances are getting slimmer and slimmer. We just have to seize the moment and win games that we have control over. We've got to bring our 'A' game every night. Especially our effort, we have to have the same effort consistently every night.

I thought that I got pushed. I couldn't quite grasp the ball. I think that a foul would have been the right call.

It's no doubt in my mind I can be a starter, but that's not my role. It wasn't our scoring that got us there. We didn't have any all-stars. It was our defensive intensity. That's the key to this team being successful. You got to continue to do that and we

There was no doubt in my mind that we could stay with this team, just because of how hard we play. There are no moral victories in the playoffs. We just have to keep working.

We did a poor job of taking care of the ball. There was too many times when we just just threw the ball away and we had to many offensive fouls.

Our record 31-39 indicates we're desperate. So most of the time we're playing with desperation. We're never going to give up. ... For however long we're going with this formula, hopefully it will work for us.

I didn't notice them stepping up the defensive pressure. I just noticed my missing shots.

We've got to give ourselves some credit. I thought we brought a lot of energy, and obviously they didn't sustain the kind of energy they needed to win the game. We just have to sustain that energy.

It's a very painful loss. We just weren't able to make the plays we needed to down the stretch. It's just really frustrating. We're losing these games because of one or two possessions.

It was really tough to get an open look or to get in the lane. There was no doubt in my mind we could stay with this team because of how hard we play.

We have to go out and play like it's fun. The other night, we looked like we had so much pressure on us. If we just come out and play hard and have fun out there, we're a lot better team when we do that. We were too uptight the other night.

It's a very big game for us, especially playing in their gym. I think we can send a message, so we have to come out energized from the beginning and get the (victory).

Things are still in our own hands but we will have to start bringing it every night, especially at home where we have to quit disappointing our home fans.