The NBA is kind of where I've grown up, coming out of high school at 18.
On the court, Jason Collins is not a huge basketball star, but he has already claimed his place in civil rights history as the first openly gay athlete to play in one of the four major U.S. sports leagues.
I've been working hard to be one of the focal points in the NBA, one of the top guys.
Kobe can play in any league.
At first, I was thinking about just getting to the NBA, just watching the NBA, being one of the All-Stars in the NBA.
I never said to myself, 'Get to the NBA, be an All-Star, make a $100 million contract.'
I knew I was dog meat. Luckily, I'm the high-priced dog meat that everybody wants. I'm the good-quality dog meat. I'm the Alpo of the NBA.
I love Greg Monroe.
I was one of the best players in the NBA.
I'm living my dream, getting to play in the NBA, getting to play basketball.
Who wouldn't want to be compared to a guy like Steph Curry?
It's always been my goal to make it to the NBA.
Dirk is like the German Moses, invincible and inspiring. That is why 'His Name Is Dirk' must be the Official Fan Song for Dirk Nowitzki.
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.
In 1989-90 I became one of the group known as the Jordanaires, a.k.a. the Bulls. From the day I arrived in Chicago, I knew what everyone else on the team did: Michael Jordan was a phenomenal talent.
When LeBron James shows up at your doorstep, you're going to let him practice with your team if not join the team.
Here I am, playing with Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Jason Kidd is my coach, I'm in Brooklyn, New York, they lobbied for me to be here... Regardless of my circumstances, I'm here.
Everyone knows my career was catapulted to another level when I got traded to the Boston Celtics.
I want to do the best I can in the NBA. After three or four years, I want people to know who Scottie Pippen is.
When I go to China, people call me 'Uncle Mo' because they refer me as Yao Ming's uncle. I'm pleased to be his uncle as long as he listens to me!
Every since I started playing basketball, I wanted to be just like Kobe. To get to see him play in person, and to meet him, was just a dream come true.
I grew up watching LeBron.
I'm going to be the Will Smith of the NBA.
I was as popular as you can be - All-NBA, Olympian. You couldn't get any higher than where I was.
Ask any athlete. One of his dreams is to play in New York wearing a Knicks uniform. It's also always been a dream of mine.
