B. J. Armstrong Quotes

If I make it in the NBA or wind up playing overseas, I will be at peace.

What kid who was playing basketball didn't have the dream about going to the NBA? It's the biggest and final step.

People don't understand how hard it is to get to the NBA and that's where I want to be.

I've also always known that I wouldn't be playing for the N.B.A.

Getting to the NBA really helped me personally on a lot of levels. I liked it so much that I wanted to stay there.

Every time I'd ever stepped on a basketball court, AAU, middle school, high school, I always thought about the NBA.

All I wanted to do is coach in the NBA. I didn't want anything to do with college basketball.

I've always wanted to make it to the NBA and be on a team, so whatever team drafts me I'm going to be happy with.

If you know people around me, even in college, I was confident, but the possible thought of making it to the NBA was crazy.

At first, I was thinking about just getting to the NBA, just watching the NBA, being one of the All-Stars in the NBA.

I thought, 'I'm going to play in Yugoslavia, then I'll go to play in Italy or Spain.' Then I'll be 28 or 29 and I'll try NBA. I never thought I can play in NBA because NBA was totally different world for us in Europe.

I think everybody's goal is to make the NBA. My goal is to be a star.

I'm living my dream, getting to play in the NBA, getting to play basketball.

I want to play in the NBA. I'm dead serious.

Playing in the NBA has been a dream of mine for a long time, so to finally get to do that is amazing.

It's always been my goal to make it to the NBA.

If the opportunity to go to the NBA is there, then I'm going to take it.

It was my dream for a long time to play in the NBA. When I was drafted, it was a challenge for me. I decided to go and see where I was compared to the best players in the world.

To be honest with you, I always thought I was going to be in the NBA.

My goal was like to play in the NBA. I didn't want to leave my country, my people, my friends - even my school.

You never think that you're going to be in the NBA but be an All-Star as well.

My thing is, I want to play basketball, I would enjoy playing in the D-League, but at the same time I don't want to take an opportunity away from a young guy to get exposure. I'm still thinking about it.

My dream was to be in the NBA. I wasn't really focused on being a star player on a team. I just wanted to make it to the NBA. I've been blessed for the opportunities to be in the Finals, been in the playoffs ever since I've been in the NBA.

I knew I wasn't going to play for the NBA.

The NBA wasn't a big deal at that time, so it wasn't really in my career plans.