Garrett Temple Quotes (23 Quotes)

We've helped a lot more than I thought we would. I didn't really think it would be like this going in.

Most guys who went through what (Davis) went through hardly live to talk about it. He didn't have a father figure in his life at that time, so my father was that man, to help him out and get him on his feet.

He told us that the team we played in the first round wouldn't care about Katrina. They would be trying to win the game.

It was great. We had already played together for a long time and to get him into a situation where he could thrive and become a man was important. He didn't have a father figure in his life at that time and my dad filled that role. We basically became brothers.

He used to be just fat. Chubby. He was a ballplayer, but he was chubby. Now, he's taller. He's still big, but he's a great basketball player. He's not just a big guy in the middle.

I've known Tyrus since we were about 4 years old.

We would watch the news and see how much water there was. I can't imagine how they must have felt to see their houses going underwater like that.

We still have two people living in my parent's house.

The referees were letting us play. So we were being physical with him without getting in foul trouble.

I'm a defensive stopper. That's what I live for.

I was just trying to get a hand in his face and contest all his shots, or make him pass the ball back out. I'm a defensive player. This is what I live for.

They had enough time for a shot on us.

We've helped the state a lot. When people watch our games, they forget they're living in a trailer instead of their house in New Orleans. It feels great to know we're making people happy.

My teammates were running me to death. He didn't move as much as I thought he would.

My dad always talked to me and asked me how I felt about him taking in kids off the street. I was the youngest in our family and the only one left at home at that time, so I enjoyed the company. Plus, Glen is such a great friend. We always enjoyed being together.

I was surprised because he pump-faked more than I thought he would. When I had my hands up, he threw the ball out a lot more than I thought he would. He'd get a shot and he'd go up, and I'd put my hand up. I wouldn't foul him, and he'd throw the ball out to his teammates. I thought he was going to shoot a lot more than he did.

At first, I didn't want to do it. I wanted to make my own footsteps. But coming behind my brother and my father, it's a great situation for me in my hometown.

I saw some stuff I never thought I'd see during Katrina, but volunteering helped bring us together as a team.

We don't even have any hand signals, so I guess it's a sixth sense. We see each other's eyes, but sometimes we don't even have to look at each other. I guess that's what eight years of playing together does for you.

If you go down to New Orleans in the poorer places, you still see things that are unimaginable. We were so lucky in Baton Rouge. We gave up our time, our homes, to help.

He loves that kind of thing. He does those things to get people laughing and make people feel good.

My dad said his coach was behind him 100 percent and kept encouraging him. My dad would get hate mail slipped under his dorm room door and there would be graffiti on his door. Through all that, he was able to stay strong and he's passed that down to me. I

I felt like it was a very long time.