Gary Payton Quotes

The honor I feel today being inducted into the Hall of Fame is beyond what words can describe. My thanks to the Hall of Fame committee, who saw fit to bestow this great honor upon me today.

I've been to the Hall of Fame many times, in grade school and high school. I had field trips to the Hall of Fame and taking tours of it. I just never thought about that one day I possibly might be in it. I think it'd be great.

The only thing worse than being in the Hall of Fame is not being in the Hall of Fame.

I think every player wants to be acknowledged for what they have done. I think every player eligible for the Hall Of Fame feels that the ultimate validation is enshrinement.

My emotions are very simple and always have been about the Hall of Fame. It's something that I had absolutely nothing to do with and had no control over, so I never thought much about it, to be frank.

An induction into the prestigious USSSA Hall of Fame is a humbling honor and a testament to everyone who helped foster and grow Worth's partnership with USSSA.

It is hard to categorise every accolade you have won. Getting into the Hall of Fame is great. It is fantastic to be recognised by your own country. To be part of the history of our national game is simply humbling.

I don't think it's up to you to say you belong in The Hall of Fame. That's up to someone else.

Humbled by the fact that never in a million years would I ever thought that I would be on the same stage with all these great Hall of Famers and enshrined to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

I'm not aiming for an Academy Award.

I am still the same person doing the same science. Why are people so impressed when some academy in Sweden gives an award?

I'll take anyway to get into the Hall of Fame. If they want a batboy, I'll go in as a batboy.

Also, I've already won all the awards.

It's always fun to think about winning an award. I thought about winning awards when I was a little girl. Everybody wants to win an award for something.

I was overwhelmed by so many interviewers and then messages of congratulations. So many congratulation messages. I feel this shows the authority and the greatness of the Nobel Prize.

Forget about Nobel prizes; they aren't really very important.

The sooner I get into the Hall of Fame the better.

It's rare that anybody gets in the Hall of Fame, and to be nominated is good enough for me.

I've got my Peabody and my Saturn awards right next to each other on my mantle, and that is about it, and that is all that matters.

A memorable moment was when I got inducted into the hall of fame in 2009.

I honestly don't care about individual awards or statistics.

Coach Fisher, I know what he's accomplished and who he is. He's a great man with a great family, and the Hall of Fame is something he's earned. It's something he deserves.

It's a great honour to have the nickname of Iceman, it makes me feel very proud of my achievements.

I have not hung a single award on my walls, including the Padma Shri.

It's a terrific honor. To be associated with the number of people who represent the Cradle of Coaches, it's sort of unreal in a sense.