Chris Bosh
Chris Bosh
Christopher Wesson Boshis an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association. A high school "Mr. Basketball" in Texas, Bosh left college at Georgia Tech after one season with the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team to enter the 2003 NBA draft. He was selected fourth overall by the Toronto Raptors in a very competitive draft class that included multiple future NBA superstars such as LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Carmelo Anthony. While at...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth24 March 1984
CityDallas, TX
It was good, I had a blast. Got to get some rebounds, get some points, get one assist and enough minutes. It feels good (to be around all these guys). I'm just happy to be here.
They play pretty good without Iverson. They have a lot of guys who really step up to the plate and accept that challenge without him. It's still really a good team without him.
It's still sore. I really don't have full range of motion.
They basically told me I have the right to be more vocal, you have the right to push everybody else when some guys are slacking off some days. They want me to do a better job of getting on them and demanding the best of them, because that's what all the great players do, they demand the best out of their teammates, and make everybody better.
It's just playing one game at a time, that's how I take it. I play as hard as I can for however many minutes that I play .... It's my job, I love playing basketball, I love the NBA. I just look forward to playing every day, and I'm sure it doesn't take much for me to get up before the game.
It's been a pretty consistent shot for me. I got a good look, it just went a little long. It felt good; I've just got to move on and keep going.
They executed well, they made a bunch of tough shots. When you play a team like that, you look at them, and you can learn a lot.
You play anybody and if they shoot 70 per cent from three, they're going to be tough to beat.
The whole coaching staff talked about going to the line as much as possible, taking advantage of the mismatches and getting to the free-throw line. Whenever we play unselfish at home or on the road, we are a tough team to beat. When we play unselfish, we play better defense and we move the ball and play better offense.
People support their country here a lot, and being in a diverse city, I expect it.
After the first quarter, we look up at the score and we hear the fans getting on us, that's when we come to play harder. But we have to play like that in the first quarter.
Sometimes when I have a 1-on-1 advantage and teams don't do a good job of either doubling or clogging the paint, that works to my advantage.
The mood always lightens after a win. People are nicer, the food tastes better, practice is a lot more fun,