I'm never surprised at the healing process. It's all God-given. If the mind can conceive it, you can achieve it. |
I'm pretty fatigued. Overall, I feel pretty good. There's still a little discomfort. I'm just seeing what it takes to get back to 100 percent. |
I'm ready to go. I'm really trying to win a championship this year. That's what I'm striving for. There are a lot of new guys and there have been some huge changes, but I think it's all for the best to help this team become a champion. |
I'm real close. I may catch you by surprise one of these days. |
I'm sure I've asked a little too much of it. It's just a little buildup, but it's a warning to make sure I'm ready before making the next step. |
I'm thinking it's supposed to be getting better and better and it's not. I can't get any lift. I'm not getting up on my jumper and running-wise, there is pain now. |
I've just been working on my game the whole summer to try to take us to the top. This has been a $100 million summer for me, so I'm very proud of that. I'm just looking forward to bringing the championship home right here in Phoenix. |
I've thought about (not coming back this season) more this week than I have. Every time I play hard, the next day there is a lot of pain and discomfort. If this was my left knee, I probably would have played (by now). But my right knee is hurting more than my left, and I didn't count on that. |
If it feels good, then it's possible that I'll play [Thursday]. The way it's feeling, it feels pretty good. I feel like I'm real close. |
If it feels good, then it's possible that I'll play. |
It felt like it was just me and the rim. |
It helps out a lot. It lets me know that the healing process is going well. |
It hit me personally because I've been in that type of situation when I was a kid (living in a number of different homes in Florida), when I really didn't have a household to go to. When I see those families and kids down there, I see myself. |
It started out a little stiff, which is normal, but it felt great out there getting up and down and jumping and shooting as though I was never injured. I'll tell you what: I really believe I'm coming back more explosive because of the correctional exercises the trainers have me doing and just the way I go about working out. |
It's a chance to play with Duncan. |