“I was a better basketball player growing up in high school than I was a swimmer. Basketball to this day is my favorite sport.” SchoolSportsGrowing UpGrowingPlayerBasketballHigh SchoolMy FavoriteThis DayBasketball PlayerSwimmerFavorite Sports Author:Ryan Lochte
“For all my friends in the media who like quotes, mark this quote down. From this day on I'd like to be known as 'The Big Aristotle' because Aristotle once said, 'Excellence is not a singular act; it's a habit. You are what you repeatedly do.'” SaidBigsKnownMediaHabitBasketballMy FriendsMarkExcellenceThis DayPassion For Excellence Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“All the courage and competitiveness of Jackie Robinson affects me to this day. If I patterned my life after anyone it was him, not because he was the first black baseball player in the majors but because he was a hero.” IfsFirstsBlackCouragePlayerHeroBasketballMajorsBaseballThis DayBaseball PlayerJackieCompetitiveness Author:Kareem Abdul-Jabbar