Quotes by Ben Gordon

You can't avoid the things that come along with being a basketball player. I want to carry the torch until somebody else comes along. I know there's a lot of kids who look up to me. And it's good when they're able to come out here because when I was growing up, I didn't have a chance to meet anybody famous from Mount Vernon. I just read about people from the community who were successful.

He brings a big man who can shoot from the perimeter, and that's going to help us a lot. I think he's going to be a big part of our success this year.

I don't think about it, but it's in the back of my mind. Knowing that this is a business, any day you can get traded.

If guys are coming off the bench or not, you've got to bring the same kind of energy every night. It shouldn't matter if you're starting or not starting.

If I can continue to play like this and help my team win, that's what I'll continue to do. We made defensive plays when we weren't scoring, and held them off (during the fourth quarter).

I had four seconds this time as opposed to the 2 1/2 I had last time. I just tried to get into my rhythm and get a good shot up.

I really didn't know what to expect because it was all new to me. But as I went through it all, I understood what people were looking for.

I just realize I'm getting a lot of this stuff because of the work I'm putting in. I know it's not by mistake or accident. It has to do with the kind of energy I put into my game. Good things happen when you put work into things.

I just wanted to play my game and play hard. I'm just looking to come out and be aggressive.

I'm not sure what the turning point for our team was, but halfway through the season we found our identity. I know tonight people were saying we didn't have much to play for, and we could have been lackadaisical, but we don't want to have any lapses. We want to keep getting better.