40 Quotes by Tyrus Thomas

We're not an uptight bunch. We just like to have fun. A lot of coaches like the team to be quiet and focused before a game. The way we focus is to clown around. We think about the task at hand. But we don't worry. We like to have fun, study and practice hard.

We're still hungry, we're not satisfied with what we've done. We've got a lot to prove.

Let them think what they want. Like my big man said, we are still hungry, we still have a lot more to prove.

Glen and I live together and we have known each other since we were small, 13 years old. And we just have a relationship like we're blood brothers. We battle for each other and we call each other soldiers - they never leave a man behind. Glen just told me it was time to go to war. We both understood it was time to fight and when he fights, I fight.

When he started making eye contact, I knew I was in him. My mind-set is to take my opponent's heart and take his soul, and that's what I try to do night in and night out. Get the best of my opponent and make him quit before I do.

Hitting the jumpers helps loosen things up. Teams are giving me that shot. It worked for me tonight. They didn't double Glen as much after I made those first two jump shots.

It gives me another outlook and more to play for than just myself and my team. It brings me back and reminds me that I am playing for the state, for the victims of (Hurricane) Katrina and Rita.

It got sore real quick and I thought it was something worse than it really was. The X-rays were negative, and the doctor told me I'm just going to have to play through the soreness. I was just being a little cautious, but it's looking good for me to be ready to go Thursday.

People are noticing I'm a good shot blocker. I used to see people going full throttle toward the goal. Now, I see more head fakes and stutter steps.