Marcus Camby Quotations

I have never been to Africa. It's always been a dream of mine. It's a great opportunity. I get to touch lives of people from my homeland and my blood.

I would say it's the best I've seen (Anthony) play.

I would say it's the best I've seen (Anthony) play. Now we need a couple other players to play that way with him, and I think this team will take off.

If I was in that situation, I would rather (play the Nuggets) too, considering you would have the home- court advantage.

I can't really pinpoint one thing that we're doing right out there. We're not scoring enough points. We're not defending well. Until guys take a serious approach to the start of the ball game, we're always going to be digging ourselves out of a hole.

I feel for Earl. I've been there. I know what he's going through right now. It's a big loss for us.

From the start of the game, we were acting like we won five in a row. We didn't come out with the intensity and attitude needed to win the game.

I expect to be playing this week. I might be a little rusty, I haven't played for over a month, but I'll get right back out there and pick up where I left off.

He developed a little into a players' coach. The guys really wanted to go and play for him. He just made our whole environment fun and loose, which is rare nowadays, where teams are so uptight and worrying about all the little things instead of worrying about basketball.

He honestly thinks we can win 60 ballgames.

He's been probably our most consistent player all season. There's not a lot of rah-rah about his game. He just goes out there and goes about his business and he's solid every night.

Hopefully we can go out there and get home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs and take it from there, ... I think we have all of the pieces necessary.  We're deep across the front line.   We're definitely deep in the backcourt.

I was actually underneath the basket looking up at it. It was 50-50.

I was able to spend like two hours at the hospital (with Hodge, who could be released from Swedish Medical Center as soon as today). I would never think that a guy that took as many bullets as he (did) would be in the (good) spirits he was. Hopefully, he'll make a fully recovery like they said he would.

Just being in the right place at the right time.

Just came in here and decided to deal with it. Guys were here who are committed to practice, who are committed to trying to change this series around and trying to win the game (tonight). That's pretty much what all our focus was on.

I'm still a couple of weeks away. The pins (in his finger) weren't quite ready to come out yet.

It'd be tough. He's a big part of what we do around here.

Our goal is more than a division championship. Our goal is more than a division championship. But this is a nice steppingstone.

I think I'm more disappointed for Carmelo, because he's averaging 26 points on a team that's in first place. He's been tearing up the league as of late.

I was trying to persuade the doctor that I could keep playing with it. He was like, 'No.' I would risk further injury to myself and neither one of us would have wanted that. It's a frustrating time (to miss). I'm just going to try to get back as quickly as I can.

It felt good to be out there. I wish the outcome was different. Hopefully (Saturday) night we can contain Brand better. He was hot tonight.

It feels good to win on the road. This was almost like a make-or-break road trip for us. To finish up 5-2, I think we should all be proud of what we accomplished . . . but we still have a lot of hard work to do going down the stretch.

I think we can go all the way. I think we have a team assembled that can get the job done.

I thought Carmelo just lost his cool. That happens sometimes. It will be how he responds, and I think he's going to respond a whole lot better.

We know that we can play a whole lot better as a team. We're just not getting the job done.

We haven't gotten out of the first round (the past two seasons) and you can't blame him. A team has to get the job done collectively. . . . I think (Anthony) is ready to step out. Hopefully, it will be in (these) playoffs. This will kind of be his coming-out party.

We've got seven games and seven winnable ballgames. I think we can go out there and win every ball game.

We don't need any champagne. None of that stuff like they do in baseball. . . . Just a quick acknowledgement. We have a bigger picture . . . (winning the division) hasn't been done in a long time in Denver. It's great for the fans, but we want to get that ring.

(Doctors) told me I'm way ahead of schedule. They didn't want to tell me (a timetable). It wasn't a short one, though (from the surgery).

We've got 10 games left where I feel we're better than those 10 teams we're going to be playing. We just have to go out there and prove it.

We've got a capable point guard running things. I wouldn't trade Andre (Miller) for anybody.

We had aspirations of playing in June, yet once again for the third straight year, we go home in the first round.

We've had success this year playing without him, but he's a valuable asset to what we do around here.

I've made plenty of money in my time. I'm not worried.

Ever since I've been here, this is one of the toughest places to play. The crowd is always on you. It's frustrating. We won (here) in preseason, but that doesn't count. Now we'll have to wait until next year to break the streak.

This is the biggest game of the season. It was a far cry from the first two games. We had life.

I'm concerned. I don't like the way we're playing. I don't like our focus going into the playoffs. Hopefully, it can change in the next couple of days.

I like them a lot. They've put their imprint on this team with their hustle and their energy. It was definitely needed.

I'm going to wait till the timing is right. The timing right now is about the Clippers. Just got to control who's here.

I'm going to see how I feel (Saturday), and if I can go I will. If it doesn't feel any better, then I'll sit out and see.

I'm not going to complain about the officiating, ... Some calls could have gone either way.

I'm not going to say he's going to shut down Sam. I don't think too many people can do that. He's crafty. Still, Andre is a competitive guy. He knows what happened to him a couple of years ago in that series. He's going to have a better series this year.

It's real tough. It's tough for players getting hammered every day, ripped in the media every day. I've been there, so I know.

It's great to see him alive. He could pretty much not be with us right now. I've been talking to him and seeing him every day, so it's good to finally see him up here.

It's great to see him. It's great to see him alive.

That's a great team, but you can't let any team get a big lead in their own building, ... This was a good measuring stick for us. We can take this game and see where we are.

I know Coach really likes him. I don't know if they've got something worked out other than being a player on this team, but I think he'd be a valuable asset to us.

I hope so. We need wins. I don't care how they come. We have to find a way to get on a wining streak to distance ourselves from teams in our division. It was definitely a great win.

I get asked that question every two weeks when we play a good team. I can't pinpoint it. I think the level of competition raises up our level of play. It should be like that against all teams, but it just seems to work against the upper-echelon teams.

It was just different, especially when Melo got hurt. We've been playing well with guys out of the lineup, but I think that deflated us a little bit.

It's definitely disappointing and frustrating not to get out of the first round. We had dreams of winning the championship.

It was a bad game. We didn't come out with the intensity and effort we needed to win a big game on the road.

I love playing in the Garden. This is the best arena in the world to play in. They have such loyal fans out there, and they gave me a great ovation when I came in. It's always good to see a lot of familiar faces. The ball boys, when I was here, were little kids. Now, they're grown up and married with children.

All they did was what they were supposed to do. You're supposed to win on your home court.

(The Nuggets have) dealt with scandals, shooting, run-ins with the coach and injuries, so we've pretty much dealt with it all.

It reminded me of the game we had in Washington. I blocked Gilbert Arenas' shot at the end. Right place and right time.

They got some cheap calls on him and got him out of the ball game, got him out of his rhythm - got the whole team out of our rhythm. We didn't play well on either end.

It's a big game. I don't know what their schedule looks like, but I like home-court advantage. It's definitely big in the first round.

It was definitely an honor (being asked to do it). He means a lot for the whole African-American race. He stood up for civil rights. . . . If it wasn't for him, none of us African-Americans in any sport or outside sports, doctors, lawyers, bus drivers or whatever it may be, (would have had) the opportunity.

It was definitely fun to watch. Melo was spectacular.

It's a tough ordeal for coach, having been through what he been through last year, with his cancer situation. We know Coby real well. He's always here before the season, working out, playing with the guys, and he keeps in pretty good contact with a lot of the guys.

We don't want any champagne. None of that stuff like they do in baseball. Just a quick acknowledgment. We have a bigger picture. We want to get a ring.

This was the biggest game of the season and we needed it. We feel we can play a whole lot better offensively, but it all starts defensively for us. We have a lot of hard work to do.

It's frustrating, especially when you don't accomplish your goals you set out at the top of the season. Guys have to hold themselves accountable. Management will have to do something this summer to bring in the right type of guys that want to play the right way.

It's an opportunity for these guys to shine. I had to carry the load when all of those guys were out, and had to provide a lot of scoring and rebounding and defense for the frontcourt, so now it's their turn to step up and will this team to victory.

It's been awesome. He's been pretty much carrying the whole organization on his back. He's doing a terrific job. He's been coming early, staying late, working on his game and that goes to show you how much he's maturing.

I don't worry about individual accolades. But, I guess when I look back on my career, it would be a great feat.

He picked his pocket. It was a three or four differential on the shot clock, and I don't know if he was going to foul, but he had good anticipation and made a good play on it and got it clean. That was the best clutch play I've been a part of. It was key, and we really needed it.

I don't see it happening unless every NBA player is given a stipend to buy clothes.

I speak a little Spanish, so I'm able to communicate.

Everyone thought that the Spurs would run through us and everyone is talking about the Spurs vs. the Suns in the conference finals. This team has a lot of heart and a lot of pride.

We came out to get Game 1 but we also want to get Game 2

The man has been phenomenal. I don't know his status beyond this year, but I would definitely love to see him back here. I think it will be a shame if he's not, because he's been instrumental in Denver making its resurgence.