“After spending more than 17 years playing for the NBA, in the summertime, I always came back to community service and different basketball clinics.” YearsDifferentCommunityBasketballSpendingNbaSummertimeClinicCommunity Service Author:Dikembe Mutombo
“I can't play the game of basketball and live my life on what other people expect me to do or what they think I should do. That doesn't make me happy. What makes me happy is being able to make plays for my teammates, to be able to represent the name on the back of my jersey.” PeopleThinkingShouldI CanPlayAbleGamesNamesCommunityFamilyHuman NatureBasketballIndividualityIdeologyLiving My LifeJerseyTeammateMake Me Happy Author:LeBron James
“Wilt Chamberlain had a great deal to do with the success of the NBA. His dominance, power, demeanor and the rivalry with Bill Russell says it all. He will be sorely missed by myself and everyone in the basketball community. Wilt was a great performer and a great athlete.” CommunityDealsBasketballBillsAthleteNbaPerformersDominanceRivalryDemeanorGreat AthleteChamberlain Author:Red Auerbach
“What I can do is to go out and talk about the problems and solutions, make people aware of the scope of the problems, get them to become advocates for a turnaround, and convince them to develop an action plan, targeted to their community, to deal with young people. [They need to] find out what the kids want to do - dances, midnight-basketball leagues.” PeopleWantNeedsI CanProblemKidsActionYoungCan DoCommunityDealsPlansBasketballSolutionsLeagueConvinceMidnightScopeProblems And SolutionsTurnaround Author:Joycelyn Elders
“I have two definitions of success - one on the basketball court and one in my personal life. In basketball, success means making my teammates better, winning basketball games and winning championships. In my personal life, success means being a good father to my sons and raising them to be strong men; taking care of my family and being a good friend; and using my influence to make a difference in the community.” MenMeanTwoCareFatherGamesWinningStrongCommunityDifferencesInfluenceSonBasketballMy FamilyCourtDefinitionsMaking A DifferenceMy SonGood FriendChampionshipSuccess In LifePersonal LifeTeammateStrong ManGood FatherDefinition Of SuccessBasketball GameBeing A Good FriendBasketball CourtBasketball SuccessWinning BasketballBeing A Good FatherWinning Championships Author:Dwyane Wade
“I am a huge believer in giving back and helping out in the community and the world. Think globally, act locally I suppose. I believe that the measure of a person's life is the affect they have on others.” ThinkingWorldGivingBelievePersonsHelpingMotivationalLife IsI BelieveCommunityHugeBasketballBelieverGiving BackFamous BasketballBasketball And Life Author:Steve Nash
“I understand what rappers are talking about. I think rap is less about educating people about the black community and more about making money.” PeopleThinkingBlackCommunityTalkingBasketballRapMaking MoneyRapperBlack Community Author:Dennis Rodman
“A lot of times things get blown out of proportion in a negative light, especially in the NBA, ... But there are a lot of players in the NBA who really care about the community and want to use their basketball-playing ability for a good cause.” WantUseLightCareCausesCommunityAbilityPlayerBasketballNegativeProportionNbaGood Causes Author:Kobe Bryant