149 Quotes by Gary Payton

I think I can still play with a lot of people in this league,

We have people calling from out-of-state who want to come and help. As we begin this recovery, we will serve as a referral service for volunteers.

We have a lot of new guys coming in that are going to have to learn the system. And we are going to have to get it together right away. I think that is where a lot of people are concerned about us. We have a good shot, we have a lot of talent here and we have to get cohesive very quickly.

When he bullies people, that's when he's at his best,

What I think Pat is doing is he's trying to get us perfect. There's no coach that would come out and say, 'You're perfect,' because once you hear your coach say that, then we'll slip up and we'll start slacking. He's doing what he's supposed to. He's supposed to stay on us like that.

We've got to expect a war. Everybody's overlooking this team, but this is a very good team.

We want to win basketball games, and not let our egos get in the way. Everybody on this team has, at one point, been a star or a starter or a bigger part of their team. ... We have to understand that we are talking about wins, not who is going to have the points.

We all had a skip in our step. We had to go out and prove we can play against a top team. We went out and established ourselves.

We're very close, and when he steps up for me like that, it's hard to tell him no.