Gary Payton
Gary Payton
Gary Dwayne Paytonis an American former professional basketball player. He started at the point guard position. He is best known for his 13-year tenure with the Seattle SuperSonics, and holds Seattle franchise records in points, assists, and steals. He also played with the Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics and Miami Heat, the last with whom he won an NBA championship. He was nicknamed "The Glove" for his excellent defensive ability. He was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth23 July 1968
CityOakland, CA
Hopefully it's not going to be long for him to be out. He's a big guy. He came down and twisted his ankle pretty bad. I saw it.
George said I needed to start giving him something special,
My oldest brother and my middle brother would always beat me up and take the ball from me. I used to cry a lot, so I used to come in here and get my dad. He used to be on my team, so he used to hold them down and let me score the basket.
Not being able to rebound better was a thorn in our foot.
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It is much easier to be the hunter than the hunted. When you are the one not expected to do anything, you play better.
I hope we've gotten past that sense of lackadaisical play.
It's not a lollygag thing. You've got to go hard on everything.
I'm going to try to help Jason as much as possible. He has never had a guy like me to guide him. When I come into camp, I'm going to try to help him. I'm not going to try to beat him up or beat him down.
I like him the way he is now. I think he just wanted to get in shape to show people he can do that. Shaq is Shaq when he's big and when he can muscle people around. I think people thought they could muscle him around. He didn't feel comfortable with that. ... It'll be a big difference.
It's been very hard coming from where I come from, starting all my time. But right now it's not about that. It's about what we have to accomplish to get to a championship.
It's him. He brought his system here, and he wanted us to run. Most of the guys on this team want to run.
This is what we're supposed to be here for. We're supposed to step up for things like this.
They're athletic and young and they're all freewheeling. They're playing really loose, so it's going to be a good challenge.