QUOTES FROM GLEN DAVIS

"I wanted to be a better leader so I figured the best way to do that would be to critique myself and look at my downfalls before I helped my teammates. I just wanted to be more versatile, man."
-- Glen Davis in 2006 Sporting News College Basketball Preview

Regarding his sense of humor.
"I love Jamie Foxx. He's a funny, funny man. I love Wedding Craishers and The 40-Year-Old Virgin and 'Shake' and 'Bake" from Talladega Nights. BUt, really, anything can make me laugh. Life's too short to be mad."
-- Glen Davis in 2006 Sporting News College Basketball Preview

"No, you don't ever big league anybody like that, man. Never do that in public. You sign as much as you can and you try to leave a couple of good words, but I had to say, 'Hang on guys, I've got to go.' It's like everything, every aspect. Old people, girls, guys.
--At SEC Media Days, discussing being recognized everywhere he goes, Shreveport Times, Oct. 26, 2006

"You know, I had always been rebellious about my weight. It was something I joked about. They had me listed at 310 in the media guide, and I don't think I ever weighed that at LSU before. It was something we laughed at as a team. But I was playing well, so I thought it didn't matter. I stepped on the scales butt naked and it read 347. I said, 'Oh God, Jesus, help me.' I knew right then I had to do something. It was time to change."
--After disappointing play against UCLA, Davis discussing wanting to change his weight and looks, Northwest Arkansas News, Oct. 26, 2006

"I reduced my portions and changed what I eat and kept working out really hard. I don't eat red meat anymore, and I don't eat junk food, pizza, cookies, McDonald's or any of that stuff. I eat a lot of chicken. You can probably hear me cluck."
--At SEC Media Days, talking about his new diet, Northwest Arkansas News, Oct. 26, 2006

"It's terrible. Bland, what are you talking about. Just hot, bland, slop. I had to get into character to eat that stuff, like an actor. I'd pretend it was ice cream. But really, I was like a stranded castaway eating slop on Gilligan's Island."
--At SEC Media Days, talking about the oatmeal he ate on his diet, Northwest Arkansas News, Oct. 26, 2006

"I just want to be the best player I can be. I want to leave my mark. I felt another year of college would help tremendously. Plus, college is college: It's fun ... I didn't think at that time (after last season) that my character was ready for (the NBA). Going to the Final Four doesn't mean anything. (NBA people) don't draft on that ... I wanted to do what would benefit me and benefit my family most in the long run."
--At SEC Media Days, talking about why he came back for another year rather than going to the NBA, Oct. 26, 2006

"March Madness! It's so unpredictable. You gotta love it baby!"
--While waiting for a CBS interview to begin after win over Texas A&M, Alexandria Town Talk, March 19, 2006

"We can't predict the future. So we never knew we were going to be in this situation. But we believed. We also believed in ourselves and our team. It's just a will and determination to get back up again after you get slugged by a tough team. You've got to be willing to take some shots and bounce back up. We went through a lot of trials and tribulations as far as Ohio State and Connecticut and we learned from those things -- tight situations. So it's not new to us to get back up and fight ..."
--Looking back at the season while preparing for NCAA Final Four, The Advocate, March 27, 2006

"We just have a chemistry and a camaraderie that most people can't establish."
--Postgame of LSU-Texas game, Times-Picayune, March 26, 2006

"It's called thinking without thinking. That's what I call it. The opportunity was there to make the shot."
--On his overtime three-pointer against Texas, The Advocate, March 26, 2006

"I was trying to seize the moment. I just said 'Breathe it all in, big buy. You just hit a big shot.' I was just trying to absorb it. You live once."
--On taking a deep breath after beating Texas, Atlanta Journal Constitution, March 26, 2006

"(Working at the PMAC triage hospital) touched me in a mental aspect...my purpose in life. To see patients who had gone through what they had and the recognized me and were enlightened to see me? I need to portray a good image. It changed my life, made me want to strive to help others.
--On the impact of Hurricane Katrina on his life, Atlanta-Journal Constitution, March 25, 2006