“I mean, I'm 6-foot-11, I've got red hair, freckles, I'm a goofy, nerdy-looking guy, I've got a speech impediment-I stutter and stammer all the time-and I'm a Deadhead.” MeanGuyFeetHairSpeechBasketballRedGoofyImpedimentsNerdyRed HairFrecklesSpeech Impediment Author:Bill Walton
“I might be the most injured athlete in the history of sports. I've had 31 operations. An endless string of stress fractures.” MightSportsBasketballStressAthleteEndlessOperationsStringsInjuredFracture Author:Bill Walton
“I needed to go to class; I needed to go to practice; I needed to have a life away from basketball.” ClassPracticeNeededBasketball Author:Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
“I only weigh 220, so I have to do something to keep from being tossed around by all the guys who weigh 250 and more. I train hard, but I don't try to get too big.” TryingHardBigsGuyBasketballTrainTrain Hard Author:Dennis Rodman
“I owe all of this to the guys I've played with and all the coaches that have helped me get to where I'm at right now. I'm honored to be here.” MotivationalGuyRight NowBasketballCoachesHonored Author:Allen Iverson
“I play against a front and a back every night, Ming does not have to do that, Duncan does not have to do that, Garnett doesn't do that. I am the only one that has to do that.” DoePlayNightFrontsBasketballEvery NightDuncan Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“I started out as a young Ninja and killed all of the Shoguns. I am a Shogun now and I'm holding my spot. There probably won't be another Shogun after this.” YoungBasketballSpotsNinjaShoguns Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“I started playing professional basketball in 1971, and I played professionally for five seasons before going to Philadelphia.” FiveBasketballSeasonsPhiladelphia Author:Julius Erving
“I think I did very well against everyone who tried to defend me.” ThinkingWellsBasketball Author:Kareem Abdul-Jabbar