Jermaine O'Neal Quotes

When I go into that locker room at the All-Star break, I can't talk to them and say, 'We're going to do this,' because I don't know where we're at. I don't know where we're at right now, and that's hard to swallow. It's one of the most mind-boggling situations I've ever seen, to the point it becomes hard to deal with. The bottom line is we've got to play, because the games aren't going to stop.

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Me and the front office had a long talk about everything. The air needed to be cleared, and it was very constructive. We laid it all on the line. We have a better understanding about each other, and my future with the team.

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You never know where you are until you play some of the elite teams. That's how you know you're on the championship level. But I think it takes a very good team to win the games we have been winning.

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I feel all right. I'm going to try to get back into the starting lineup in the next two or three games.

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We just thought it would be a good idea to lay off of it today. It was the perfect situation for me to rest my leg and get right back at it tomorrow (Monday) at practice.

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It's a huge, huge pressure that so many people depend on you. The type of player I am and people look at me to come out and perform a certain way. Not being able to play on the biggest stage of the season, it's frustrating. One thing I wanted to do was not be frustrated about it and figure out what I can do to change and better myself on the court.

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It was a phenomenal season. But if you don't win the whole thing, nobody's going to remember all the games you won or what you did in the first two rounds.

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I don't know when he became tough. But all of a sudden he became tough. It's in his best interest to concentrate on getting a rebound and be quiet.

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To me, he's probably the best scorer in the league. Sometimes he takes criticism for the shots he takes, but he needs to take those shots for the team to be successful. He needs a low-post player. We joke all the time that we could play together. He's a guy who's going to make a low-post player better, and vice versa.

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I think it's all on us as far as how we approach the games. If we approach the games the way we did the last few games of the season, we'll give ourselves a shot.

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We looked really good. I was really impressed with how guys competed and the type of shape that they were in.

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It's the first time I don't know where my team is. Obviously, we don't have enough pride.

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We can't wait around for Superman to come in here and save the town, save the team. It's up to us to get it done.

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You want to make those guys play half court, make those guys play a slower-paced game. When they get that ball out in the open court, they're tough to beat.

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Obviously, they've got Jason Kidd, who opens up the court so much, Vince Carter on one wing and Richard Jefferson on the other wing. That's a tough task. We've got to play great team defense, learn from each other and see what happens after that.

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There is absolutely nothing we can go through that we haven't seen. The last thing I want to do is mess up the chemistry these guys have right now.

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He's a guy who was making plays in a big-time way. I remember sitting there in practice saying, 'he hasn't taken a shot he's just passing the ball.' I think, in a lot of ways, he's judged unfairly because he's such a great scorer. If he's in a situation where he has guys around him, he gets them the ball.

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It was hard on me. I only saw my daughter four times that whole season.

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I can't really see that happening. The owners (Herb and Mel Simon), Donnie, Larry, they're too prideful to let that happen. But it's up to them. If we can't get the job done, I truly believe there are going to be some changes by this summer, and hopefully, my teammates and myself understand that.

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He's more at peace. He's a really happy guy right now. He really likes to be around the locker room and the guys now.

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I didn't like the product this year. The rookies didn't really do what I thought they were going to do, ... All in all, everybody had a good time. It's always a fun atmosphere.

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Everybody has learned. Me and Ron, we've talked millions and millions of times about the situation and what we could have done to prevent the situation from happening. Knowing is always half the battle.

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They have a big three. We have a big three. We feel like we have a really good, talented team, but the team that brings it to the table for the whole time is going to win the series.

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You're either with us or you aren't with us. We've got to be on the same page all the time.

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Everybody seems to think that I pushed him out the door. I didn't push him out the door. We mutually agreed that that was the best situation for both parties.... When we talked, it came down to him understanding what he needs to do to achieve his goal to be the type of player he can be and get the recognition he deserves.

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