Kobe's legacy is definitely one of the best players to play this game ever. — Vlade Divac Copy Share Image
I am not going to play basketball because I have to play. I am going to play for fun. — Vlade Divac Copy Share Image
I play my best when I'm enjoying myself. So whoever I play against, I try to have fun. — Vlade Divac Copy Share Image
I started playing in school. Lots of kids in Yugoslavia play basketball. — Vlade Divac Copy Share Image
Yugoslavia is a little country, and everybody likes basketball. If I don't play for my national team, everybody be sad. — Vlade Divac Copy Share Image
When I used to play, I loved playing international because it's more freedom and more ability to improve. — Vlade Divac Copy Share Image
Well, I tried to play defense. But when they did call a foul on Shaq, I tried to make sure they called… — Vlade Divac Copy Share Image
Because I play in NBA, I am like ambassador of Yugoslavia. Los Angeles before, nobody hear of Yugoslavia. Now I think much… — Vlade Divac Copy Share Image
It was my dream for a long time to play in the NBA. When I was drafted, it was a challenge for… — Vlade Divac Copy Share Image
My dream, play in NBA. When I come here, very difficult for me. It's new country, new language. But is still basketball… — Vlade Divac Copy Share Image
I think when you play with someone, you tend to pick up their game and try to develop something together. — Vlade Divac Copy Share Image
I thought, 'I'm going to play in Yugoslavia, then I'll go to play in Italy or Spain.' Then I'll be 28 or… — Vlade Divac Copy Share Image
In the early '80s there was a big gap between the NBA and the international game and when we started making our… — Vlade Divac Copy Share Image
Well, the league is changing every year. It changed when I came. It changed before me. First of all, we have to be thankful… — Vlade Divac Copy Share
I have to give a lot of credit to David Stern to open up the league, but also in my case, Jerry West and… — Vlade Divac Copy Share
Because I play in NBA, I am like ambassador of Yugoslavia. Los Angeles before, nobody hear of Yugoslavia. Now I think much people who… — Vlade Divac Copy Share
When I came to New York for the draft in '89, they told me I should be like 10 and 15, and it didn't… — Vlade Divac Copy Share
Thank God there was no yellow card in basketball because I would get a red card every game. — Vlade Divac Copy Share
Jerry West really helped a lot, and so did players like Magic Johnson. That's why, at the end of my career, I wanted to… — Vlade Divac Copy Share
I had to earn the respect from everybody, from referees to opponents, but my teammates, they saw some European guy coming here and I… — Vlade Divac Copy Share
I left my home, and it was the most beautiful country in the world in my eyes, and I was always happy in the… — Vlade Divac Copy Share
