Shane Battier
Shane Battier
Shane Courtney Battieris an American retired professional basketball player who played for various teams of the National Basketball Association. He has also been a member of the U.S. national basketball team...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth9 September 1978
CityBirmingham, MI
mind playing
We're playing to win. I've always been of the mind-frame that you've got to play.
fun son
He was a motor-boating son of a gun. He was really going, and it was fun for all of us to watch.
game good lose proud run teams toughest
This was probably the toughest game of the year. We're proud of ourselves. We could have packed it in when they made a run and just said 'we're going to lose this one.' But good teams don't make excuses. They find ways, and we want to keep this thing rolling.
ball heads turned
We turned the ball over too much and after that we had our heads down. We just didn't have it.
brad choice defend excellent learned pass picking shoot success teams
Brad is an excellent choice, he can shoot it, pass it and defend on the perimeter. I think if we've learned anything it's that teams that have had success (in the Olympics) have done it with team play. I like that we are picking a team that can play together.
asks country franchise searching somebody sports success time worst
Every time somebody asks me about making the playoffs, I say you never take it for granted. We were the worst professional sports franchise in the country when we got here. We didn't have credibility or any momentum. Now, we feel we have credibility in the NBA. We're just searching for more by having success in the playoffs.
front guy starting wonder
As the guy starting in front of him, it makes you wonder why they are starting me.
best confidence good
We all know we didn't have our best showing. They're really good here and they have a lot of confidence here.
body good higher time
We've put in a good body of work. It's time to take it to a higher gear.
few group hit needed past
We did as well as we could have with the group we've had the past few years. We hit a plateau. We just needed new blood.
break enjoy favorable mentally schedule second
Now we can enjoy this break and come back mentally refreshed. We have a very favorable schedule in the second half, so we're excited.
drop
There's no drop off, and that's what you look for in your bench.
attitude best brought dynamic felt guys last less stay veterans volatile year
The (team) dynamic is less dynamic, less volatile than last year when it was up and down. Our veterans have brought calmness, a steadfast attitude where those guys say, 'Hey, stay with who we are.' This is the best I have ever felt about our team.
dwelling lighting night past playoff sleep taste victory year
Every year is independent. What we did in the past doesn't come in our minds. Obviously, we like to taste a playoff victory this year, but it's not something we go to sleep at night dwelling on or lighting vigils for.