I didn't think we'd get to this point that we're at now, but I was ready to lead If we got to this point.
Everyone knows Jordan as a winner, and that's what I want to be known as at the end of my playing career. Someone who's won multiple NBA Championships and has made a difference in the NBA.
I think LeBron asked out of the game once or twice before that, so we knew he was getting tired but we were all getting tired out there. ... I don't think I've played in anything like this since I left the islands.
I'm feeling better after the game than I did when I came off the floor with cramps. ... I was going to try to give it a go, and 'Spo said 'No.' You know, after I came out of the game, they kind of took off. And it was frustrating sitting out and not being able to help the team.
The best option for me to do was not to move. I tried, and any little nudge or step, it the cramping would get worse. It was the whole left leg ... nearly the whole left side. ... I drank a lot of fluids at halftime. I even changed my uniform.
It was an unusual environment. We're used to having the jotter arena at this time of year. It's unfortunate that it was that way, but both teams had to deal with it.
I've been watching basketball for a long time, I'm a historian of the game. I don't know any other team that's gotten to the Finals without two All-Stars... I cannot remember thinking of it. I don't even know if it's ever happened, for a team to lose two All-Stars and still be able to make it to the Finals.
A team like Golden State, when they get into a rhythm they make shots.
It's a lot of talent sitting in suits.
It's all about winning. Stats really don't matter, I mean, guys have great series and all that, and people take notice and take their place in history with those stats and all that stuff. But at the end of the day, it's all about winning and what you can do to help your team get to that point.
The common denominator is that we have guys who are really hungry to show what they can do.
The Academy Awards for people in Hollywood is like the Super Bowl, the presidential inauguration and winning the NBA championship rolled up into one.
Growing up, I always dreamed of winning an NBA championship, never a gold. A gold was something that never crossed my mind.
I don't think we'll shoot 76 percent in a half ever again. That's crazy.
All 14 guys on the team have sacrificed something to get to this point.
This was an unbelievable experience.
We were in the NBA Finals. Two games away from winning it. I think we did pretty well.
It was an honor to coach him. He should be proud of what he did this year.
'Stay with it' was our coach's motto. That's what we did. This is unreal!
Not even thinking about anything. My mind is a blank. We just want to enjoy the moment.
He has become a great leader of his team, a guy that has evolved in terms of his role within the team.
Steve held us to a high standard. He told us he was going to when we first met him at the USA camp. He's been a great leader. I mean, the guy always keeps his composure. He has an amazing mind for the game, and man, Steve, I'm just proud of him. The way he's balanced everybody and let us know what our roles are, he's been great for us. Him and the whole coaching staff. We all deserve this together, we work so hard.
The group of guys I have... They are playing off straight motivation.
We have to continue at a high level and make them take tough shots.
Guarding LeBron James has to be the hardest job in basketball.
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