21 Quotes by Mehmet Okur

Sometimes we try to run offense, and sometimes we don't. It depends on how they play our offense.

They have great post-up players with Kidd and Jefferson. Usually we struggle (against them), but we found a way to help each other and I thought we did a good job tonight.

It was right there. I was wide open so I took the shot. It feels great.

It makes my wish much easier. They call me center; I'm OK with that for now.

I knew shot clock running down and tried to force him into bad shot so it was a shot-clock violation.

I'm trying to do my job out there. We just try to execute. Whoever is wide open is going to take the shot. My teammates did a great job, they found me in the right position at the right time. I started the game with a few shots and I felt good.

I had a great two years here. Everybody treated me so well. But now I just try to do my best for the Jazz.

In Turkey, the media wait for you outside. You go down to them, in tunnel, and sometimes, people are yelling and throwing things. They throw coins. I get hit in the head. Bleeding. There is blood.

Sometimes I screw up in the game, I miss a shot or I miss a rebound, and I fight myself. I am like, 'Why I miss that shot? Come on, what are you doing?' I am fighting myself.