Stephon Marbury Quotes (75 Quotes)

You can see the progress that we've made as far as the coaching change (to Larry Brown), the players we've gotten. It's just a matter of time. Unfortunately, we're in New York. It's more (about) now. But our (right) now prepares (us for) our future. For a lot of people it's hard for them to understand that, but in time they will see that.

I'm always going to hold out hope. I might feel better the next day, I don't know.

I think guys are probably more frustrated as far as losing. But all of this other stuff, I think everyone is starting to understand this is New York. You can't really go to the bathroom the wrong way. If somebody smells it the wrong way, they're going to write about it. That's just how it is. I think everyone is getting used to that, and they understand it.

It is very satisfying. It shows what we have as a team. Whenever you can go on the court and play three overtimes with no one giving up, it shows what we can do on the court.

No, I wasn't upset. I was just mad at the fact that I felt like Jamal should've been the guy that was going to take the shot. I wasn't the guy that was supposed to take the shot because I just came into the game. We had a guy rolling, hit like three or four shots in a row. Why would I be the guy who got the play designed for (him)

We were very resilient, and we played with a lot of heart, ... It's just one game, but winning that first game after we lost the last five, that's tough to do. Coach was happy we won, and we were happy to win for him. He deserved it.

I didn't want to make it worse. I knew I was hurt, though, when I went back into the game and couldn't get my arm to go up without any pain.

We were a lot more patient, we settled down and we made shots. I think guys now can not only relax, but just play basketball. Not winning, that was kind of tough. We've got you all writing about us every day, talking about how we're going to go 0-9. You've got to hear about it from your family.

I hope so. We need him right now, we've been playing really good basketball.

I would love for that to happen, but his health is way more important than everything else that's going on. I think when he gets better, that's when he could come back.

I think that by me being able to answer everyone's questions, I think next year we'll have a clearer picture so we won't go into the start of the year with all of the stuff from this year lingering on. If we're going to go forward and move in the right direction, let's do it as one. ... We don't need to be arguing back and forth in the newspaper. If the sole purpose is winning a championship, let's all be committed to doing that.

I don't need to talk to him. He needs to come tell me what he wants me to do. From when he came here I was willing to make the sacrifice and I'm still willing to do that. I'm still willing to do whatever it takes to win in New York.

The way I feel, in order to love, you've got to leave yourself completely vulnerable. I don't judge anyone because I'm always being judged, so I allow the book to be open.

We didn't compete at all. We can't go into games playing like we did tonight. It's too hard to play basketball that way.

The pain wasn't as bad as Friday night against Orlando. It's hard to allow your body to heal when you're using it. My mother wants me to sit down. When she found out it takes three weeks to heal, I tried to trick her, but you can't trick mothers. They know their kids.

Coach asked me if I wanted to go put my jersey on the court and then come right out. I said, 'Nah.' I don't want my kids to look back and say, 'My father went on the court just to keep up the streak.' I value the fact that I did play that many games in a row, but I think it's more important now to start a new streak.

I know I'm going to get the blame. I'm all right. I'm not worried about that.

He looks quick on his feet like normal. I think for him it's just getting a feel for a new organization and team.

I watched the 'Dream Team' and I can remember as far back as when (Drazen) Petrovic played (in 1988), so to be an Olympian feels like I achieved a life-long accomplishment.

We didn't have that sense of urgency, you can definitely say that. We didn't come out and play the way we have been playing on this winning streak. I don't think guys are getting complacent. We just didn't come out and attack right away.

I wasn't caught up in the emotion. I thought I got fouled.

It was a process for me as far as making the adjustment to doing something that coach wanted me to do. Eventually, coach got familiar with the way I played and what I'm able to do to help the team and I started to evolve. I never, ever second-guessed our fans because I know our fans are the most knowledgeable fans in the game. I know they understand.

What he always tells me is, if you're true to the game, the game is going to be true to you. So, whenever you know the truth, the truth lies on top all the time. So, you feel bad that these things are happening, but at the same time, in the back of his mind, he knows what's right.

We withstood their punch and we continued to fight. We never gave up. We always thought we were going to win the game.

I see them little kids crying, I just think about my kids, about my son. You see little babies floating in the river. It's amazing. Amazing these people are still just going. You complain about the littlest things. But we're so fortunate to breathe and walk, knowing all of this is going on.