I think anything you impose on players, the first reaction is going to be, 'Nah, I don't want to do that,' ... We fight a little bit about change. But in the end, when it all settles, and you start to realize why, and guys will come in and they'll feel good about how they're dressed and things like that, hopefully they'll start to embrace it. |
I think they understand how much I care about this team. You have to know what you can do and what you can't do. And what I can do is defend and rebound. When they see me running after a rebound or something like that, they (young guys) know what this game is all about. |
I think what we've been doing is trying not to lose instead of going out and trying to win, ... I think what we did was say: 'Forget it, we're going to go win this game. We're going to go impose our will on them and force them to turn the ball over.' |
I thought my wife was in danger. |
I witnessed my wife being threatened by a man that I learned later to be intoxicated. |
I witnessed my wife being threatened by a man that I learned later to be intoxicated. I saw him touch her, and I know I should not have acted the way I did, but I would have felt terrible if I didn't react. There was no time to call security. It happened too quickly. |
I'm not apologizing for anything. Why would I donate money on his behalf for something I didn't do? |
I'm not apologizing to anybody for anything, There's no way on earth I would apologize. |
I'm not apologizing to anybody for anything. |
I'm not apologizing to anybody for anything. I don't think that my wife did anything wrong, I don't think that I did anything wrong. |
I'm not apologizing to anybody for anything. If anything, he needs to take a look at himself. The fact he continued to say things ... after he was told my son was sitting there says a lot about him. |
If I see somebody swinging and grabbing at my wife, that's no time to point to anybody. |
If these are the last 34 games of my NBA career, I want them played as tough as I can. |
If Vince Carter decides to leave the Toronto Raptors, this is an entirely different team. But I'm sure the Raptors wouldn't let Vince leave without getting something in return. |
It's a tough situation, you know? On the one hand, as president of the (players') union, I understand the rules better than anybody and why that rule is in place. But on the other hand - which I think is the part of me that took over - as a man, you have to protect your family. |