Ben Wallace
Ben Wallace
Ben Camey Wallaceis an American retired professional basketball player. A native of Alabama, Wallace attended Cuyahoga Community College and Virginia Union University and signed with the Washington Bulletsas an undrafted free agent in 1996. In his NBA career, Wallace played with the Washington Bullets/Wizards, Orlando Magic, Detroit Pistons, Chicago Bulls and Cleveland Cavaliers...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth10 September 1974
CityWhite Hall, AL
beginning care season taking win
We set out from the beginning of the season to try and win every game. It's not about who we're playing, it's about going out there and taking care of our business.
pick special veteran
I wasn't doing anything special for him - that's how I play every night. No. 1 pick, No. 2 pick or a cagey veteran - it is all the same to me.
carried
He carried us tonight. He's been like that all season.
kicking might react situations telling
This is one of those situations where if you don't react the way you react, there's no telling what might have happened. Years from now you'll still be kicking yourself in the butt because you didn't react.
couple good regardless team
I don't know -- that's why we play the games, ... We've got a new coach, new system, got a couple new guys, so regardless of how good you are as individuals, it's going to take a team effort.
adjust continue dictate force game officials second sort
In the second half, I wanted to continue to play the game and not let the way the game was being called dictate the way I was playing. Sort of force the officials to adjust to me and not try to adjust to them.
regardless
That's how we've been all year. We don't panic, regardless of the situation.
ourselves plays stops
It wasn't really about making plays but making stops. We know we can make plays, we just need to make stops and give ourselves the opportunity.
front game next playing possibly trying week win worried
Right now, that's what we're playing for. We're not worried about who they put in front of us or who we've got to play this week or next week. We're just trying to win every game we possibly can.
league
They come to play every night. That's all you have to do in this league to be successful.
next time understand
I really couldn't understand how it was really going. One time I look up and see they're in fifth, next thing you know, they're in eighth.
character choose guys hurting locker says taken time whatever
I think it says a lot about the character of the guys in this locker room. We have had guys who have been hurting a little bit, who could have taken some time off. But they choose to come out and give us whatever they've got. That's all we ask.
detroit dominate game passion
The thing that he didn't show in Detroit was the passion for the game to want to go out there and want to dominate the game.
knowing protect stands
Knowing Tony, I know he wouldn't go in the stands for no reason. You've got to protect your family.