35 Quotes by Drew Gooden

Me and Zach are friends and he was going at me, so I felt I had to go at him. I knew he was going to get a lot more touches than me, so when I got them, I made them count.

If we continue to play like this, we've got to stop thinking about playoffs and start thinking about trying to edge our way into the playoffs, and we don't want to do that.

He's played on big stages his whole life. It's expected of him.

I talked to the coach and we've got a back-to-back with a game (Saturday). I'm kind of nursing this injury and got out ... before it got worse. We've got a goose egg so far on this road trip and if people are really competitors on this team, they'll step up to the challenge.

Rip Hamilton was at his best hitting those mid-range jumpers, those back-breakers.

(Marshall) was great for us tonight off the bench. He gave us that spurt. And he was making some backbreakers towards the end of the game.

I think he's excited. I think he'll pick up his play, if that's possible.

We really wanted this one. The last three games were a step backwards.

We know the feeling of having 30 wins at the All-Star break and not making the playoffs. We don't want that to happen again.