Enes Kanter Quotes

I've been a Nike athlete since day one.

I was the first athlete, from a training standpoint, with Adidas to have their own signature shoe.

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

Being a Jordan athlete has been outstanding for me.

I would love to be the face of Bayern.

A tournament pays me to show up because the fans want to see me and I move the needle at the box office? That's amazing. It's good for tennis, good for me and good for the event. If a sponsor wants to pay to put their company name on my shirt because they think I'm a strong ambassador for their brand? Heck yes.

I'm honored and I think the relationship with Ralph Lauren brand has been so long because it goes beyond the face or the guy. I don't feel that I'm a model at all, because I'm not. I'm a professional polo player that endorses a clothing company.

We need strong personalities and only one world champion to attract sponsors.

I'm not just a model who plays volleyball, or a volleyball player who supports herself modeling. I'm a female athlete personality.

For Oakley, I'm basically a media vehicle for them to promote the product. For me, it's both, I get a salary from them, but I also get great products so it just kind of works, continues on.

At the end of the day, if you're a professional athlete in track and field you are the CEO of your company.

A big endorsement deal would be awesome.

Men can have a huge turnover of sponsorship and still survive a lot better than the women. But the women's ratings are better, at least at home in the United States than in the men's tennis.

I knew I wasn't going to play professional basketball.

When I went pro at 13, I had plenty of sponsors that give me endorsement deals and stuff like that.

I've done this commercial with Arnold Palmer. He doesn't play that much anymore, but it'd be fun to have him in the cart.

You've got guys out there that are good spokespeople for their sponsors or whatever. They do a good job of selling merchandise and all that. And then you've got guys that are just good wheel men.

I've done everything - All-Stars, Olympics. The only thing I haven't done is win MVP of the league. There's nothing else I haven't accomplished.

It's awesome to have a brand like Reebok support what you stand for as well as your creative vision, and I'm excited to show you what a Reebok and Machine Gun Kelly collaboration is all about.

I joined the international stage quite late. I didn't do many of the youth age groups, so to come into the senior team and to be offered a Nike deal - a very, very low Nike deal to start with - but I was jumping up to bite the woman's hand off to sign the piece of paper.

To be able to represent Nike as a brand is one thing, but to also represent the great players that came before me means a lot.

I've been working hard to be one of the focal points in the NBA, one of the top guys.

I am used to the hype because I played in the NBA.

I came into the league in '94.

I am a sportsman, not a brand ambassador, besides being the first goalkeeper of Adidas.