LaMarcus Aldridge
LaMarcus Aldridge
LaMarcus Nurae Aldridgeis an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association. The power forward played college basketball for two seasons at the University of Texas. Aldridge was selected second overall in the 2006 NBA draft. After spending nine seasons with the Portland Trail Blazers, he signed with the Spurs in 2015. He has been selected to four All-NBA teams and is a five-time NBA All-Star...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth19 July 1985
CityDallas, TX
practice work
I work on that in practice all the time. But I usually don't have to use it much.
everyday gym track trained worked
We worked out everyday at SMU. We trained on the track in the morning, and then we worked in the gym at night.
everybody gotten guys offense others step team worked
Overall, this team has gotten a lot better. Everybody has worked really hard. If some guys go down, we know that others will step up. All of our guys can play offense and defense.
basketball workout safe-haven
I've always been a workout type guy. So if I'm feeling down or I'm not happy with something, I go to the gym and I get a shot of energy. If things don't go well in any aspect of my life, I'm going to the gym and I'm going to shoot. That's my one type of place that's a safe haven where I go and it's just me, the basketball and the hoop, and I'm just doing something I love to do.
fun team hard-work
The best part about being a Blazer is the fans. The fans here are so loyal it feels like a college team with how close the fans and players are. They have such a great passion for the team that it makes it fun to be a part of and makes you want to work harder to make the team successful.
basketball leave middle
It was just leave the middle to me and get to all their shooters.
finished
I'm not going to get into that. We just finished our game. That'll come later.
I'm not going to get into that right now. This is not the time.
candy kid
I'm just like a kid in a candy store.
chance excited glad help last
I'm just excited to be on the court. I wanted to play last year, I wanted to help us win. I'm glad I have the chance now.
check fighting game
I'll check every now and then and see how many P.J. has so I can try to get more. That's why at the end of the game we're fighting for them.
aggressive ball games inside kick
The two games in the tournament, I've been aggressive inside. If I get the ball and can't take it inside on a dribble, I can kick it back out.
fight games importance showing team toughness
This team is showing a lot more toughness down the stretch. I don't want to say those other games weren't as important. But we know the importance of everything right now. We know we have to fight for everything we get.
care good learned ought season time tough wins
We've had some good wins and some tough losses. Now it's time to play. We ought to have learned enough over the season to come out and take care of business.