Tony Snell Quotes

Running out the tunnel and hearing my name called out for the first time, stepping out before the game. I just had a different type of feeling, it was amazing, like I actually made it to the NBA.

I think the NBA will certainly survive without Michael Jordan.

I was a Knicks fan until the day I bought the Bulls.

I was probably 7 or 8 when I went to see the Bulls play and was able to see Michael Jordan.

I grew up the No. 1 Michael Jordan fan on Earth. I was from the Philadelphia area and Jordan was king.

I watched the Bulls growing up. To be part of an organization like that is great.

If I had to make a choice for the Hall of Fame... I would have gone in as a Portland Trail Blazer.

I'm a big Clippers fan. I have season tickets to the Clippers. That's the only team I really root for in any sport.

Since I was a kid, I dreamed of making it to the league and having the type of impact on the game Michael Jordan had and continues to have today.

There's only one Michael Jordan.

I get too excited about football and rugby.

When I was young, I was obsessed with Michael Jordan and the Bulls. He's the only person I get starstruck over. I don't know what I'd do if I met him - I'd be in shock! That's my dream.

I don't follow sports that much now, but I was a Phoenix Suns fanatic in the early '90s.

I'm a season ticket holder to the Washington Wizards, and I love going to Washington Nationals and Redskins games.

Overall, I think Michael Jordan is the greatest athlete in any particular sport. He dominated the game for the Chicago Bulls and brought the NBA to its greatest peak of popularity.

I grew up in Chicago, and I understand what Michael Jordan symbolizes.

Yeah, see, my view of Jordan is that he doesn't belong to Washington.

I grew up watching Dr. J, and I was like, 'Oh my God, this guy is the greatest basketball player I ever saw.'

I was 10 years old, and I went to the Marigold Arena in Chicago, and I was hooked, just like that.

I hate to say it's not a Laker but Michael Jordan. He's been the greatest player I've ever seen. And I'm probably a harsh judge of talent in the sense that I admire players that are really good defensive players and really good offensive players.

When I got started, the Bulls weren't even that popular in Chicago. The Chicago Sting, the indoor soccer team, was outdrawing the Bulls. Now you can travel all over the world - Europe, Far East, Africa, wherever - and you see people with Bulls memorabilia or merchandise. It's incredible and the one thing I never could imagined accomplishing.

I always say, to this day, that the Air Jordan guy was great and God bless him. But I'll always just remember Michael, the guy.

When I talk about the Spurs in different states, people don't get it. But it's a cool team to root for. I've been a fan since I was young.

I used to watch LeBron on TV growing up, and now I'm playing my first game against him.

Playing in an NBA game in Africa will be a special moment I'll remember for the rest of my life.