Brian Grant Quotes

I liked the fact he picked up the phone to call, ... It let me know he wanted me to be here. I said, `I`m coming to Phoenix,` and he said, `You are?`

I`m a big Steve Nash fan, have been since he`s been in the league. I wanted to play with Amaré (Stoudemire) and Jimmy (Jackson, a Miami teammate). It was the fit and the opportunity to be alongside Kurt Thomas and Amaré. They made a great run, especially during the regular season. It definitely helped to have a great chance of getting out of the West and making a championship run.

The camaraderie he and I have built is good. We`re pushing each other.

I`ve always wanted to be a main part of a team but not have things fall upon my shoulders.

The points are definitely secondary. If I snatch the thing and throw the outlet, I know the camera is going down the other way and something good`s happening.

it hangs with you.

I don`t have two good knees anyway. Every day I progress, this (left, good) knee is going to get sore because of old (injuries.) They just repaired one little problem out of 20.

My role would definitely be to defend, go after some rebounds and take some pressure off Amaré.

I don`t know how happy people are to see me here, as far as the way things went down.

He`s someone I have a lot of trust in. He said he`s thought about me coming here the past two years. Now that the opportunity came up, he brought my name up a lot.