The League One high fliers' fine cup run eventually ended courtesy of Jermain Defoe's hat-trick in a 3-1 fifth round replay defeat.
But Grayson did not carry the look of a crestfallen manager after the game and was clearly proud of his players' performance in front of a passionate Elland Road full house.
He said: "We were very good again. We passed the ball around well and competed ever so well against a top team in the Premier League.
"That's all we said to the players - give a good account of yourself and do yourselves justice.
"Nobody expected us to win apart from maybe 33,000 inside the ground and the players, but we like to think we've come out of it with a lot of credit."
Spurs boss Harry Redknapp was full of praise for the Yorkshiremen, who had pushed his side all the way after their famous third-round upset at Manchester United.
"These are difficult games," Redknapp added. "I've won and lost these games when you're fancied to win.
"We came to Elland Road - probably the first time for some of my players. The atmosphere the fans created was just incredible.
"This is a massive football club. It's really a Premier League club and it needs to get back where it belongs.
"Leeds are a good side and they'll certainly go up this year and I can see them being back in the Premier League in the next few years."
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