Drew Gooden
Drew Gooden
Andrew Melvin "Drew" Gooden IIIis an American professional basketball player who last played for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association. The 6'10", 250 lb power forward played college basketball for the University of Kansas...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth24 September 1981
CityOakland, CA
wind needs hard
You keep working hard and the wind will carry you where it needs to carry you, in the direction you need to be.
came cushion second stretched turned wind
We came out a little sluggish, but we turned it on and got our second wind and executed when we had a little cushion and stretched the lead.
team believe giving
The relationships that I've built and the connections and the network that I have created playing on these multiple teams, playing for these multiple coaches and assistant coaches - I wouldn't give that back for anything, because I believe that's going to prepare me for my next step, whether that's going to be on the floor coaching or in an office doing some type of management work.
today made court
I wouldn't change my experience for anything. It made me the person I am today. Not just on the court but off the court.
team age roles
I had to learn from an early age to be observant of how to fit in right away and how to make a transition a lot more smoothly by adjusting to a role or filling a role that a team needed.
team guy roles
I was never a guy who came into a new situation on a team being vocal right away. I kind of monitored the situation, observed the situation and then found my role throughout that process.
team two focus
My main focus, whenever I put on a new uniform, was just to provide energy. ... There was one thing I knew I could never mess up, and that was going hard. That's what I really kind of relied on to get me through the transition period between two teams.
team butterfly coaching
I'm a social butterfly. Once I get somewhere, I can make myself at ease and start the team bonding and build a relationship with my team, all my teammates, all the coaches, all the coaching staff.
way right-way
There's never a right way to tell somebody that they've been traded.
player mirrors trying
When I was young, I kept trying to be in the most helpful place for me, when sometimes, as players, you have to look in the mirror and say, "It's not always going to be comfortable."
sports diversity dumb
I've had to overcome a lot of diversity.
continue edge playoffs start stop thinking trying
If we continue to play like this, we've got to stop thinking about playoffs and start thinking about trying to edge our way into the playoffs, and we don't want to do that.
felt knew touches
Me and Zach are friends and he was going at me, so I felt I had to go at him. I knew he was going to get a lot more touches than me, so when I got them, I made them count.
pick
I think he's excited. I think he'll pick up his play, if that's possible.