I played basketball because I loved the game. I played because I was making a lot of friends around the world... It's… — Vlade Divac Copy Share Image
When I came in the NBA, it was more a U.S. game. Now you can watch the NBA anywhere in the world. — Vlade Divac Copy Share Image
The Lakers are really the biggest team in the world. Everybody knows the Lakers. — Vlade Divac Copy Share Image
We are trying to give something back to not just our own communities but to the communities of the world. — Vlade Divac Copy Share Image
I like geography. I think I know every country in the world. If someone from another country plays for my team, I… — 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
You have so many players all around the world in the NBA, a lot of different generations. If you don't take basketball… — 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… — Vlade Divac Copy Share Image
My generation started in big tournaments. '88 Olympics, we got silver. '89 European Championship, we got gold. 1990 World Cup in Argentina,… — Vlade Divac Copy Share Image
I'm happy that I helped basketball develop; I was trying to help basketball be the world's most popular sport, to bring people… — Vlade Divac Copy Share Image
Kobe made an impact on basketball in a big way. He came in the League when he was 17 years old, but… — 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
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
