Quotes by Damon Stoudamire

“Shane is a tough guy, but I think all that blood made it look worse than it really was. He just got hit in a bad spot.”

“It wasnt the result we wanted, but if you can take something from a loss, you can definitely take something from this one.”

“Thats one of those games thats great to be in. If you can take something from a loss you can take something from this one.”

“I love going on the road. When you go on the road and beat a good team thats a good feeling. You have to be a cocky bunch of guys because its not easy. You have to always feel like its you against the world. Thats how you win. I told these guys that at the beginning of the year.”

“They need some guidance up there. They dont have a clue. I dont like the way things are done around there. Its been bad from the moment I got there.”

“Whats crazy is that when I went from the court to the Blazer locker room, I cried. And I cried upstairs.”

“It was just a feeling Ive never had. It wont be my career. I wont let it be that. I just have to attack the rehab, and it will be OK.”

“Man, were just resilient. Weve got a pretty good road record (8-5), but tonight I thought what we did was pretty incredible, considering that Eddie (Jones) got ejected, Shane Battier fouled out and we still were able to pull this game out.”

“I dont know what went on with Pau the last couple of years, Ive only heard. I can only go on what I see. The first thing I told Pau is that no matter how much he has been criticized by whoever, that he has to come out and play hard every night. Because if he doesnt play hard every night for us, we cant win.”

“That (2003) Dallas team kind of reminds me of this Dallas team. It was fun to be a part of. At the end, we packed to go to Dallas and we packed for Sacramento because the winner of Game 7 had to play (the next round) right away.”