Crunch Time Quotes

The moment you've brought a toothbrush to work, then you're getting into crunch time.

Everyone becomes a lot more focused when you come towards the critical stages of the season.

Sammy Sosa's a September player, so you have to watch out for him. It's crunch time, time to make history.

You live for those pressure moments. Through an international career, you have ups and downs, but you always feel you are going to be tested in moments like that. It has taken me years to feel comfortable and to feel like I have good composure in those situations.

Many times, the game comes down to the final possession, the final shot. I want to become a better clutch performer. That's what separates the really good players from the really great players.

It's the playoffs. Everything kind of amps up a little bit.

When games get tight in the playoffs, especially in the Finals, there's no space. There's no clean looks.

In the closing seconds of every game, I want the ball in my hands for the last shot - not in anybody else's, not in anybody else's in the world.

I want to be one of the guys, but I also want to be 'the' guy, the guy that can go out there and they can rely on in crunch time. I'm going to be the guy that they know will show up every day, every game, every play and show up on a consistently great level.

It's better to have a good player with the basketball in late game situations than to have plays.

In a crunch a man's reputation never counts for as much as it ought to.

My favorite goals are the ones when there's so much pressure. I focus more when the game is on the line.

When you have an opportunity to help your team in crunch time - as a kicker - that's a dream come true.

There are incredible decisions made in a 48-minute game with a 24-second shot clock and the last two minutes of a game.

When it's late in a game and things are tough and you need a basket, someone has to step up. That player has to have the ability to create opportunities and draw fouls.

Once you look up, and it's Week 14 or 15, and it's crunch time, you can't all of a sudden turn on a switch and say, 'Hey guys, we have to step up and be brothers, be family.' That's stuff that is developed in the offseason, training camp, or throughout the season.

The holidays are only overwhelming because it's crunch time. It's like everyone trying to get last-minute things in before the New Year starts.

If you've got one guy you know is going to get that ball in crunch time, it's easier to defend him. But if you have five guys who can get that ball in crunch time, it's harder.