Rodney Hood Quotes

I love the fact that I get to play against the Los Angeles Lakers in a Game 7 on the road.

That's our race. That's our playoffs.

When a sports movie really works, it gets you on all levels, because the stakes are high. It's black and white. It's win or lose.

It has meant a lot to me to challenge the best players in the world and to beat them. And it means a lot to me to be out here and fighting for the title and, you know, it hurts not to win it.

I played for 18 years, but the only thing that meant anything to me was the World Series.

My favorite Knicks moment was when we beat Indiana in Game 7 to reach the NBA Finals. We worked so hard as a team to reach that moment that it was very satisfying to beat Indiana and reach the Finals.

They were ridiculous times. After I won my world championship in 1976, I went to Japan.

I never thought I could win the French Open.

People judge you by the way you play in the playoffs.

Going to a major tournament, having that buzz - it's hard to put into words. It's a dream to go there, and to play. It's the biggest thing you can achieve in your career, and to go again would be a dream.

I don't play for money. I play for glory and winning championships.

Those are the moments people remember at the end of the game: You make a big shot. 'Yeah, he made a big shot.' I feel like those are the moments I work for and make sure I'm always ready for.

I just want to win as a team, take road games, play some of the top teams and beat them to make the playoffs.

A final is a final, a trophy is a trophy, a cup is a cup. Whatever cup you play, you want to win it, especially when you are a player.

It's the Playoffs. This is what you play for.

Victory comes first because winning is the most important thing in football.

When you're part of a World Cup, it's always now or never.

When you win as an athlete that matters the most.

I've hit big shots in real games. I love the moment. I cherish the moment.

At the end of the day, that's why we're playing the games, for the postseason.

It's why we play the game... postseason.

It's the playoffs, man. If you don't get excited about the playoffs, you don't even deserve to be playing basketball.

I'm going to win a gold medal.

This is the whole reason you play: to win your country a World Cup!

World Cups are about winning.