Carmelo Anthony Quotes (80 Quotes)

I was edgy my first two games just to get out there and start my career. You saw me settle down more than I did the first two games.

Now I do. I never really listened to them (before). Just seeing their merchandise and listening to them here and there (has given him an appreciation).

Not really. I can see if it was a couple of years ago (when there wasn't as much West forward depth). I understand now there's a lot to people at my position.

Now we don't have to put too much pressure on ourselves. It was good to come on the road and get this win. I don't think anybody predicted where we'd be where we are right now in three years. This is one of the stages we've been trying to get to. Now that we're here, we want to move forward and win a playoff series.

For two days George has been stressing that if the playoffs started tomorrow this is the team we would play against. We wanted to make a statement.

It's a big loss. In my eyes, he's the Defensive Player of the Year.

It is getting old. I hope we have everybody out there as soon as possible. Playing with a 6-4 lineup is tough.

We ran pretty well (Monday night). I don't think we ran as well as we wanted to. But we ran pretty well.

This season I came in with a clean slate. I didn't have any off-court issues to worry about. I was able to get focused on basketball. Everybody in my circle, I told them I was on a mission this year.

Last year I showed people a little of what I can do. I didn't give them the whole shebang.

It seems like we always pull a trick out of our bag when we play a top team in the NBA. If we could do that against the lower teams, then we would be in pretty good shape.

I just hope my involvement brings a wider fan-base and more interest to an already exciting and fun sport.

They started trash talking out there. It woke us up. We started to get up and down the court. ... I was pointing at the Memphis TV guys. They was talking trash, too.

That was real good. That was probably the best thing that happened (Saturday). Seeing the kid.

It was a good feeling not to have to play in the fourth quarter. It's always good to get some rest. We let a couple (of games) slip away here, but that's old news. We've put it behind us. This is a new year and we have new goals.

I think last night they saw how hard it was for me out there making everything and doing everything and them not coming through. But (Saturday) I think we spread the wealth.

The past two days, George (coach George Karl ) has been stressing that if the playoffs were today, this is who we'd play. We wanted to make a statement right away and tell them this is what they'll see if they play us.

I think I brought it on myself. I guaranteed a gold medal (before the Olympics). I'm not doing that this time.

That's something he does every night. They've got shooters out there who can knock down open shots, and he put them in a great position to hit shots.

I want to win the game. I don't worry about taking over the game unless I have to.

My team needed me out there to get some things done. At halftime I just told them it's time for me to wake up and just go out there and win the game.

They kept hitting me in the side of the ribs. Just in the heat of battle. I twisted it (in the third), and then I twisted it again. I wanted to come out, but I didn't want to come out. We were trying to make a run.

It's going to motivate us. We hear a lot of stuff, they want to play us and things like that, and we take that as motivation.

That's probably one of the best games I've played in. That's a good memory.

We came out sluggish but you can't take anything away from the way they shot the ball in the first half. Coming in here and starting off the way we did, we had to finish hard. The last five minutes we buckled down and took control of the game. We feel more confident in close games.

Shawn Marion overplayed it, he reached, and once I saw that, I knew I had a clear shot at the basket once I got my feet set. I wanted to win, even before I got my face smacked. Then I got energy from that, even though Eddie did it.

I just want to get on the court.

Me playing only 6 minutes in the first half really hurt us. Anybody gets frustrated over fouls. It's a matter of how you bounce back. I tried to come back in the second half and bounce back. . . . By that time it was a little too late.

I let the team down. We still had a chance to win the game, so of course I think I let the team down. Not just the team, but the whole organization.

We always have that confidence.