The Jim Rome Show - Interviews

Elton Brand

Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Elton on if playing against Kevin Garnett is a big pain in the ass: “Oh yeah.”

Vince Vaughn

Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Vince on who would win in a game of one on one between Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant in their primes: “I’d go with Jordan.”

Scott Brooks

Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

The Oklahoma City head coach says their goal right now is: “To win a championship.”

Jake Peavy

Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Jake on being able to pitch injury free: “It’s a blessing.”

Danny Green

Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Danny on if the team has talked about winning 18 games in a row in the locker room: “No.”

Mike Wells

Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Mike on the Indiana Pacers: “I think the season ends tomorrow night for them.”

Glen Davis

Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Big Baby on playing for Stan Van Gundy: “You have to listen to the message not the tone.”

Joey Votto

Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Joey on winning his first Gold Glove: “It was actually more satisfying than my Most Valuable Player award.”

Gary Stevens

Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Gary on I'll Have Another’s place in racing history: “I think he’s one of the best of the best.”

Topics: I'll Have Another’s run at the Preakness | I'll Have Another’s win at the Preakness was unreal | Mike Smith ride on Bodemeister | Bodemeister should have been born in a different year | I’ll Have Another doesn’t make mistakes | Mario Gutierrez not making mistakes | The odds of winning the Triple Crown | I’ll Have Another relaxes and has a lot of patience | Likes I'll Have Another’s chances of winning the Triple Crown | I’ll Have Another’s biggest obstacles | Ton of media at Belmont | Mario Gutierrez needing to stay focused | New York | Mario Gutierrez handling the pressure | Gutierrez’s career being a lot like Stevens | The jockey in the race can lose at Belmont Park | Took him 3 years to get use to Belmont Park | Belmont is a big ocean you can get lost in | Thinks Gutierrez should work a lot of prep horses at Belmont before the race | Thinks a Triple Crown can rejuvenate the sport | The sport needs a commissioner | The racing industry needs the same rules | Doug O’Neill | Thinks O’Neill is doing things 100 percent clean right now | Some of the infractions O’Neill had in his past were therapeutic uses for the horses and guidelines change from state to state | Where do great horses come from? | Catching lighting in a bottle | Los Angeles Lakers | Kobe Bryant | I’ll Have Another’s heart |

Ryan Zimmerman

Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Ryan on Stephen Strasburg: “People forget that he’s still learning.”

Lawrence Frank

Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Lawrence’s thoughts on Coach K: “I think he’s a transcendent figure in basketball.”

Mike Krzyzewski

Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Coach K’s thoughts on if athletes should be compensated financially for playing in the Olympics: “When you represent your country you should not get paid.”

Topics: This will probably be his last Olympic games | Jerry Colangelo will stay with Team USA and he’s the most important piece | Coaching the National team being his greatest honor ever | Winning the gold medal is the ultimate honor | There’s more pressure coaching Team USA than Duke | How you win | Expectations of winning with respect | Should the players be paid? | Dwyane Wade’s comments | When you represent your country you should not get paid | NBA TV doing a documentary on the Dream Team | The college team beating the Dream Team was a short scrimmage | Doesn’t think the Dream Team took the college team scrimmage seriously | Thinks Chuck Daly orchestrated the college team beating the Dream Team | The next day the Dream Team played the college kids again and didn’t let them score for about 20 minutes | Magic and Michael’s scrimmage with Dream Team players | LeBron James | Thinks James has gotten better every year | Loves LeBron | LeBron is incredibly smart | Thinks LeBron is the best defensive player in the world | LeBron is a tremendous leader | Kobe Bryant | His relationship with the Team USA players being different |

Brandon McCarthy

Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Brandon on the A’s being 4 games out in the competitive AL West: “I think we can make this a race longer than most people think we can.”

Mark Jackson

Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Mark’s take on the San Antonio Spurs in the 2011-12 Playoffs: “They’re a tough out.”

Matt Kuchar

Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Matt on winning The Players Championship in front of his mother on Mother’s Day: “It was really cool.”

Chauncey Billups

Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Chauncey on his future: “I have some good years left.”

Jrue Holiday

Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Jrue on leaving Boston with the series tied 1-1: “We’re really happy we split.”

Roy Mlakar

Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Roy on Kings goalie Jonathan Quick: “Nothing’s rattled him all year.”

Topics: Playoff time | The Kings winning Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals against Phoenix | Jonathan Quick | Quick reminding him of Ken Dryden | The Kings are the hottest team in the NHL | The 1992-93 Kings team compared to the current one | The Kings changing coaches this year came at the right time | Thinks the series is over if the Kings beat Phoenix on Tuesday night | Thinks the Kings will win the Stanley Cup if they get by the Coyotes | What it would mean to Los Angeles if the Kings win the Cup | Wayne Gretzky | Gretzky back in the day calling his shot in Toronto | New York Rangers vs. New Jersey Devils | Good goal tending in the Eastern Conference Finals |

Shaun Powell

Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Shaun’s thoughts on the Miami Heat saying Chris Bosh is out indefinitely: “It means they don’t know.”

Topics:The injuries in the NBA being disturbing | With so many great players being out it’s taking a little bit away of the Playoffs | The Miami Heat saying Chris Bosh is out indefinitely means they don’t know | Chris Bosh’s tolerance for pain | Thinks they might be able to get by the Pacers without Bosh | Big picture with the Heat | Championship hopes for the Heat without Bosh? | LeBron James | If LeBron wins a championship all is forgiven | Is LeBron a different player this year? | Never bought the idea of LeBron being a bad guy | LeBron being universally loved before he went to Miami | What LeBron did was not unprecedented | The Decision | The manner in which LeBron left Cleveland is why people have a problem with him | Does think LeBron could opt out of his contract with Miami if this all goes sour | Coaching situation in New York | Thinks the Knicks should call Phil Jackson |

Chris Paul

Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Chris on their Game 7 battle at Memphis: “It was a dogfight.”

Frank Vogel

Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Frank on his Indiana Pacers squad: “I believe we can win the entire thing this year.”

Jered Weaver

Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Jered on his no-hitter: “After the first out in the 9th inning I kind of realized I can do this.”

Manu Ginóbili

Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Manu on Stephen Jackson in San Antonio’s team environment: “He has a great heart and fits in well.”

London Fletcher

Wed, 09 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

London on if he thinks about his physical well being after his playing career is over: “Nah, you think about it but you don’t think about it. Understand no one is forcing me to play football.”

Buck Showalter

Wed, 09 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Buck’s thoughts on Josh Hamilton hitting four home runs off them last night: “I’d like to say I was honored to be there but I would have rather been in the stands.”

Shane Doan

Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Shane on what the matchup with the Los Angeles Kings in the Western Conference Finals will come down to: “Will.”

Dell Demps

Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Dell on Gregg Popovich's personality: “Pop not liking attention is genuine.”

Michael Young

Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Michael on having Yu Darvish on the team: “He’s been fantastic.”

Stan Kasten

Mon, 07 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Stan on the high price tag to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers: "We felt this was a once in a lifetime opportunity."

Spencer Hawes

Mon, 07 May 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Spencer on the Chicago Bulls injury problems in the series: “It’s an opportunity for us and we need to try and take advantage.”