Gary Payton
Gary Payton
Gary Dwayne Paytonis an American former professional basketball player. He started at the point guard position. He is best known for his 13-year tenure with the Seattle SuperSonics, and holds Seattle franchise records in points, assists, and steals. He also played with the Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics and Miami Heat, the last with whom he won an NBA championship. He was nicknamed "The Glove" for his excellent defensive ability. He was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth23 July 1968
CityOakland, CA
George said I needed to start giving him something special,
I think (Stern) is just trying to get our image back.
It's not a lollygag thing. You've got to go hard on everything.
We have people calling from out-of-state who want to come and help. As we begin this recovery, we will serve as a referral service for volunteers.
We have a lot of new guys coming in that are going to have to learn the system. And we are going to have to get it together right away. I think that is where a lot of people are concerned about us. We have a good shot, we have a lot of talent here and we have to get cohesive very quickly.
We want to win basketball games, and not let our egos get in the way. Everybody on this team has, at one point, been a star or a starter or a bigger part of their team. ... We have to understand that we are talking about wins, not who is going to have the points.
When he bullies people, that's when he's at his best,
We always have to be the ones to give us a little energy.
We're more focused on the road. On the road, those hills we create for ourselves look a lot higher.
Way to rock lil' homie. Much Love.
We've got to take it upon ourselves to play defense as individuals.
We're going to have to play freely and open.
What they were doing in the first half we were doing in the second half.
We knew they were going to make a run, but we didn't know we were going to go cold like we did and not execute. We were really executing well until the end, then we stopped playing defense and let them do what they wanted.