Dikembe Mutombo Quotes

When I came in the NBA, it was more a U.S. game. Now you can watch the NBA anywhere in the world.

I have a casual interest in the NBA.

I have to give credit to the NBA, because they've done an unbelievable job of taking our game global and putting us in a position to be able to come here and other places in the world and see how big the game of basketball is. If you have never been here, you might not really understand how amazing and how big basketball is. These fans in China love the sport, and they have more players playing than we have people living in the US.

We don't really watch basketball in Australia.

You've got to understand, every kid in college basketball, if you ask them where they want to play a game, in the NBA or college, they will tell you Madison Square Garden, a huge percentage.

There's no nights off in the NBA. That's what makes it so special. That's why everyone loves the game.

Of course, in college, you're traveling, especially when you're with Duke basketball, but in the NBA, it's on a whole entire level.

I've always watched the NBA growing up.

I always was intrigued by the N.B.A.

I'm obviously very grateful to play for a sports organization like the Boston Celtics.

Even since I've been in the NBA, a lot has changed with the game.

Basketball is booming, and it's not just an Under Armour standpoint: it's about the game itself. Kids going out and playing and being inspired by what we do on the court.

I grew up a Seattle Sonics fan, in Washington state.

I think the international players, in general, show how basketball is global now. There are players from all the countries.

There's been a thing with Detroit and the Bulls ever since I've been in the league.

I like to watch the NBA.

I'm really happy to have been part of spreading the game of basketball and growing the game in a place like Turkey.

Many Americans follow pro basketball from November through June, for reasons that I found unexplainable, other than the fact that they were overly fascinated with soaring armpits.

I think it is high time that Europe starts to understand that we do not rule the world anymore, and that some former European imperial powers can no longer impress their will on to others in far away places, and we must accept that football has moved away from being a European and South American sport: it has become the World Sport that billions of fans are excitedly following every week, everywhere in the world.

[The NBA] used to be a small band of basketball groupies. Now there are a lot more corporate-type people working in the league.

I've seen Canada grow on so many different levels when it comes to basketball. The women's game is huge, so why not have a WNBA team here?

The Orlando Magic is a great organization.

I think the NBA, they like competitive guys.

Pau Gasol is one of the best big men in the game.

In my mind, LeBron James is the best player in the league.