A few quotable words people have said about Tyronn. A few quotable words Tyronn has said about himself and others.
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Quotes- From Friends and Family
"I don't ever want him to forget where he came from. One thing I won't stand for is him coming home with a head so big it won't fit through the door." -Kim Miller -Tyronn's mother
"After Shaq and Kobe, he's the crowd favorite. They go nuts when he gets into the game. He still looks like he's fifteen. We stopped at a stoplight and people recognized him, and they just went nuts." -Mark Scalon -Tyronn's high school coach
"Tyronn is 6 foot with big shoes and on a good day." -Terry Nooner -Kansas city high school friend
"I think we have another Shaq or Kobe on our hands, all he needs is for somebody to give him a chance." -Kim Miller
"It's good to see him doing his thing. I know he has a big
heart, he has a lot of speed, and people don't know how good he is offensively.
He hasn't had a chance to shine yet, but he will, man. He will." -Chauncy Billups Close Friend of Tyronn
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Quotes- From Teammates, Fellow Basketball Players, Coaches, Media, and Commentators
"I felt like he did a lot of holding on me. At times, it frustrated me, but he's a tough player. A lot of guys go against a player that's named MVP in the reagular season and they won't give it their all. They act scared but he came right at me. Tyronn came out and gave his team a great lift." -Allen Iverson Philladelphia 76's
"Ty doesn't get tired. He can run all day long. And he played a real big role for us tonight." -Kobe Bryant Los Angeles Lakers
"Tyronn's a speedy guy and an energy guy. He comes to practice and works hard every day and has agreat attitude. He got chance to play tonight and get some minutes in the finals, and I'm happy for him. He did a lot of good things for our basketball team." -Derek Fisher Los Angeles Lakers
"In the fourth quarter and the overtime, I thought they defended him [Allen Iverson] as well as anyone all year. I think tyronn did a phenomenal job. I think Tyronn overplaying Allen was fantastic." Coach Larry Brown Philadelphia 76's coach
"The only thing beyond debate is that Lue is the one thing every championship team needs.He is fun. In a playoff run with few surprises, he is full of them." -Bill Plaschke
"Ty's a tough little guy, and he's a competitor. hat Ty brings is an energy. We've been sort of lifeless as a team. Allen Iverson still got 40 points,
which shows you what a great player Allen Iverson is." -Coach Collins 12/06/01
"We just had one of those games. Tyronn Lue played his heart out; but we have to manage to battle back." -Coach Collins 12/28/01
"Ty has such energy that from the moment he steps out there, he's pressuring the
ball, end line to end line. Not only is it tiring and taxing for
the opposing point guard, it uses up the [shot] clock for the other team." -Coach Collins 10/05/01
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Quotes- From Tyronn Lue himself. Some interesting things he has said about himself and others.
"Once you get the chance to play, it helps with your rhythm. Tonight I just felt confident, because I didn't have anything to lose against going against the MVP."
"It's not Ty-rone. It's not Tie-ron. It's Ta-RON. You know like Ta-RON-to Raptors. The other day, Phil called me Tie-ron, but I think he was just messing with me. He knows how to say it right, but I corrected him."
"They are the reason I'm in this position today. They treated me like I was their son My grades and everything weren't really right when I was in Mexico. I didn't have a relationship with my dad. So I learned pretty much everything about how to be a man from my uncle. He made me a man." -on living with his aunt and uncle in kansas
"Growing up it was always like that, everybody trying to go at me because I was smaller than everybody else, everybody trying to bully me. People would post up on me, throw me down, and there would be a fight. I learned what it takes to win."
"This means a lot to me. I did it when I was at Nebraska, I did it when I was at Nebraska, I did it when I was in Los Angeles and I have a good time and enjoy these people because they are very appreciative and very fun loving."-on serving meals to the homeless on thanksgiving 2001 with wizards
"I feel much more comfortable because I'm playing consistent minutes in a rotation with the second unit, with a group of guys who can get out and run and that plays to my strengths.We can play up-tempo ball. The shot? It's something we've been working on." -12/06/01
"My confidence was a little shaken because I wasn't playing the way I'm capable of playing. Tonight
I got out in transition, we ran some pick-and-rolls and that's the way I like to play." -12/06/01
"If you leave Hubert, and if he gets his feet under him, you can usually count it.He gives us a great spot up shooter, especially with [Michael Jordan] on the floor. Rip [Hamilton] is a guy who can come off screens and create in transition whereas Hubert, in transition, he looks to spot up and stays spotted up.With Hubert on the floor guys can't leave him so that spaces the floor more for
Michael." -on teammate Hubert Davis
"We're playing together more as a team. On paper there are a lot of better teams than us but when we came together as unit it's hard to beat us.
That's what Michael said at the beginning of the season and we're starting to see that." -12/23/01
"That's what this league is all about, and that's what I keep telling these younger guys.They're like, 'I want to play, I'm ready to play.' I said, 'You're time is going to come so be ready.' Hubert has been in the league for awhile so you expect Hubert to do that. He's used to this. He's used to big
games." -12/25/01
"Guys are stepping up and starting to realize it's more than a one- or two-man
team." -12/25/01
"I really felt on my game tonight. The shots just weren't falling for all of us. They came out really tough defensively in the second half and they really took it to us with their running game." -12/28/01
"I knew I was going against the league MVP. People didn't know about me. I got an opportunity and I
took those five games and laid it out on the line. I plan to do the same thing
here." -Lue said of his championship series
matchup with Iverson
"We're pushing each other and while we're pushing each other, everyone else is
picking up their intensity. They see
me and Chris going at it and that gets everyone else going." -Lue said of his competition with Whitney
"He was getting mad and yelling to the referees that I was holding him. He's used to getting those calls, because he's the MVP of the league. But I guess it was different in the Finals tonight. The best way to play him tonight was just to keep the ball out of his hands."
"I had a great experience winning championships in L.A. That was fun, but I came here to have a chance to play and grow with young players."
"He's only 15, but he weighs about 200-and-some pounds. He always wants to try me every time he sees me." -explainig how he got a black eye wrestling with his brother
"My girlfriends?" he asked with a laugh. "I guess I'm funny, real outgoing. I just like to have fun. I really don't do too much, just sit around the house and watch DVD movies and stuff like that." -Answering to a question on how his girlfriends would describe his personality.
"You know when you go against Allen Iverson you're going against the best, you're going against the MVP of the league. Anyone who considers himself to be a competitor has to be excited about that. You can never relax against Allen, you can never even blink, because he'll be gone."
"Before the Finals, I had been frustrated with my playing time. I wanted to play against Philadelphia because I wanted to go against Iverson. It gave me a chance to show my skills."
"(Jordan) was very helpful to us when we made mistakes. It's nice to have the greatest player ever explaining things to you in the huddle."
"I had a great time playing here. Winning the championships and playing on the team with guys like Shaq and Kobe, that was a great experience. When I first came here, I didn't feel like I was really part of the team, but the guys made me a part of it."
"We've got to be at the top of the best. No one has ever gone 15-1. No team ever went 8-0 on the road. This team ranks with the best teams in NBA history." -Lue said on former team the los angeles lakers
