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
breach bus dictionary hang last looked mean protocol sitting sorry time
Last time I looked in the dictionary for 'evacuate' it doesn't mean sitting in bus under the arena. So I left. I went outside. I wasn't going to hang around and wait. I got in a little trouble. I'm sorry for any breach of protocol with security.
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.
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.
bad cog good mike vital
It's one thing to play well on a bad team. But it's better to play well on a good team. You have to be a vital cog (to be considered) and Mike is.
front guy starting wonder
As the guy starting in front of him, it makes you wonder why they are starting me.
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.
ball heads turned
We turned the ball over too much and after that we had our heads down. We just didn't have it.
half intensity job points saying scoring second tired won year
We haven't won that way all year long. They're scoring way too many points in the first half. We've done a much better job in the second half but we're tired of saying that. We need to come out and play with more intensity from the start.
beat bring dallas game obviously
We just didn't have it tonight. To beat Dallas you have to bring your 'A' game and we obviously didn't.
came finish resolution season trying
We came in here with the resolution to win, and that's what we did. ...We're trying to finish the season off strong.
case good last played
We feel good about ourselves. We feel that we have played well in April, which has not been the case the last two years.
guys means speaking takes time
We didn't have guys like that before, that can look at you and tell you what it takes to get over the hump. I mean, when these guys tell you something, they're speaking from experience. And that means a lot at this time of the year.
mind playing
We're playing to win. I've always been of the mind-frame that you've got to play.
sandwiches taste next
Sometimes you've got to eat a turd sandwich; makes the ribeye taste better next time.