184 Quotes by Rasheed Wallace

This wasn't any kind of statement -- you make statements in the playoffs. This was just playing a game against a very good team.

We told ourselves to turn it up and get a couple of stops to take over the game.

He was feeling it, so we got him the ball. He's a smart veteran, and if he hadn't been making the shots, he would have passed.

He lifted their morale a little bit. Obviously he's a great coach. He has three or four 'ships (championships) and he's won over 1,000 games, so definitely, he lifted their morale. But as far as long range? I don't know. We'll have to wait and see.

Keep us on the back-burner. We won't lose our swagger at all, because when you put that food on the back-burner, it's just simmering and it tastes better. When you got that food on the front burner, that's the one you're paying attention to the most, and that's the one that might burn. We're on that back-burner.

I think it was pretty emotional for him. He's a pretty emotional cat. I was just paying my respects. I can imagine it's tough for him right now, but hey, I have to concentrate on this team.

It happens. We missed some shots and they hit some shots. It's a tough loss, but it's not like an end-of-the-season loss. We just have to go back into the gym and get ready for New Jersey on Tuesday.

I was just taking what they were giving me - open shots. I just wanted to take advantage of it.

Our ultimate goal is not to have the best record, but to win that championship.