Mohamed Bamba Quotes

Some guys practice like all-Americans but they can't play!

I'm gonna come in and keep doing what I do in practice, work on my hook and get in position down low. Hopefully when I'm called upon I can do it consistently.

The way I operate as a football player and the product that I put on the field in relation to the business that I conduct, I want it to be as tough as possible in practice so when I get into the games I've been there before.

I'll always have a score-first mentality, because that is my bread and butter on the floor.

There's an inner feeling you get when you get in a situation to do well in a game. It's hard to explain.

Games bring another level out in you. There is no way you can train to the same intensity when you are playing a game. It is just impossible. Your head won't allow you to do it. Because the adrenalin of a game and the importance of it steps it up to another level.

I think generally the Japanese players have more intensity in practice but generally I do the same things.

I think permitting the game to become too physical takes away a little bit of the beauty.

This game's a lot easier early on in your career because people haven't seen you play. Things got a lot harder when people saw what I did with the ball and began to think about how to bat against me.

When you are playing regularly, you feel a lot sharper on the pitch.

As fresh as I can be in the games, the better.

You earn playing time on the practice floor.

The preseason games are always weird because you know you're not going to play a ton, but you have to get ready like it's a regular-season game. There can be pressure to go out there and do well.

I've always enjoyed the emotion of being out there in the last minute of a game or the last couple minutes down by a goal. I think a lot of guys tend to thrive in that situation and I prefer to be out there.

The more matches I play, the better I feel on the pitch.

I think playoff experience matters for sure.

What I really lick my chops for is when you get the offensive rebounds at the end of the third quarter, fourth quarter. That really just sucks the life out of the opponent. You can see it in their face, especially when you're on the road, it just takes the whole energy out of the arena. That's what I live for.

You can help build momentum in training by keeping the pace and intensity high. Make things happen in training, and then you can transfer that onto the pitch.

You can get reps up in the gym as much as you want, hours and hours, but when it comes to a game, there's so many different aspects going on, so many different things.

There are definitely times during a game when you need someone to step up and make a play.

You can see players do things in training that aren't a problem but they can't in a game situation. You have to work on it, relax and be brave.

Training and playing are different things. I've noticed it. If you come in and you realise after six minutes that it is tiring, then that is a clear difference to training.

Since I've gotten stronger, I can hold a guy off and get a rebound.

When time is running out and the score is close, most players are thinking, I don't want to be the one to lose the game, but I'm thinking, What do I have to do to win?

Michael Jordan on his worst day is ten times better than Kobe Bryant on his best day.