Vlade Divac Quotes

I remember as a young player I had this dream of playing in the NBA.

I know I can play in the NBA, and I can be a very good player in the NBA.

I want to get into the NBA and make a name for myself.

Well, like every kid playing basketball, I dreamed of being an NBA player.

Everybody wants to be in the NBA. That's the whole goal. I'm no different than that.

I want to go to the NBA and be an All-Star, to be honest with you.

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.

If I'm able to get drafted by the New York Knicks, it would be a blessing.

For me, when I was in high school, that was my ultimate dream, was to make it to the NBA.

I played baseball too, and flag football, but basketball was the easiest for me. Then when I was 12, my dad asked me what I wanted to do, and I said 'Be an NBA player.' Since then, he started training me.

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

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.

I know the NBA is my all-time goal. It's what I dreamed of as a little kid.

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

It's a league where guys are trying to play to the best of their ability, whether you're a superstar or trying to make the NBA.

I never said to myself, 'Get to the NBA, be an All-Star, make a $100 million contract.'

I'm blessed just making it to the NBA. That was my first goal and dream. Playing with Kobe and Shaq and for a coach like Phil Jackson, and then going to play with guys like Jordan and Jerry Stackhouse, it's just a crazy experience.

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

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've won a championship on every level except the NBA. It's frustrating to have not gotten that in the first two years.

I won at every level - all the way since I started playing the game of basketball at nine. I've won at every level, won championships at every level. And, you know, it won't be fulfilled until I win at the highest level.