It makes you a better player when you're around better competition. If you pay attention, you can learn something. — Clyde Drexler Attention Copy Share Image
Without the hand check rule, players are more likely to work their way open. — Clyde Drexler Copy Share Image
I love the game and played from 13 to 35 for almost every single day. — Clyde Drexler Day Copy Share Image
Education is worth its weight in gold. Make no mistake about it. — Clyde Drexler Education Copy Share Image
All kids need to figure out how to manage their time as a young adult. — Clyde Drexler Children Copy Share Image
I wanted to retire on my own terms. I wanted to leave before they kicked me out. — Clyde Drexler Copy Share Image
If I had to make a choice for the Hall of Fame... I would have gone in as a Portland Trail Blazer. — Clyde Drexler Copy Share Image
If you're a young man, and you're being coached by someone like Guy Lewis, you're going to become a better man. — Clyde Drexler Being Copy Share Image
You have to understand, the Blazers and their fans had a unique relationship. I'm not sure there has ever been a love… — Clyde Drexler Copy Share Image
There's a lot to be learned by watching. I think the younger generation could fare a lot better in their game if… — Clyde Drexler Copy Share Image
If you've got the best record, you're going to be the favourite. So you've got to play as the favourite with a… — Clyde Drexler Copy Share Image
I retired at 35 in '98 and thought, 'There's only one place to go, and that's downward.' I retired at a good… — Clyde Drexler Copy Share Image
To be able to have a professional 3-on-3 league and be a part of that, that's been a ton of fun, ton… — Clyde Drexler Copy Share Image
I had a lot of wonderful accomplishments in the game of basketball. Of course, to win a gold medal for your country… — Clyde Drexler Accomplishments Copy Share Image
Guy Lewis was all about efficiency. He was a great motivator. He got real talent and taught his players how he wanted… — Clyde Drexler Efficiency Copy Share Image
The key ingredient is talent - you've got to have talent. If you look at the regular season, they've got the best… — Clyde Drexler Copy Share Image
Going to the Portland Trail Blazers, who actually took the time to invest in me, was perhaps the best thing that ever… — Clyde Drexler Basketball Copy Share Image
Growing up, people will tell you that you have a better chance to become an astronaut than becoming an NBA player. So… — Clyde Drexler Astronaut Copy Share Image
Jeff Kwatinetz and Ice Cube and Amy Trask - all those people are real visionaries, and the league that they started has… — Clyde Drexler Commissioner Copy Share Image
This should be a written rule: Guards should always defer to centers. I don't care how good you are, those big guys… — Clyde Drexler Copy Share Image
I am a Blazer at heart, and I want those fans to have something good to cheer for. — Clyde Drexler Copy Share Image
Because coaching is a challenge, it makes you want to come back. But if you do, you know you're going to be… — Clyde Drexler Copy Share Image
You may score 50 points and grab 40 rebounds and have 30 assists, but if I don't make the free throws at… — Clyde Drexler Champion Copy Share Image
We had some great years in Portland. We went to the finals twice. We won 63 games one year. You can't tell… — Clyde Drexler Championship Copy Share Image
Everybody's mom plays a huge role in their development and support. Mom was awesome. There is no one better. I had a… — Clyde Drexler Copy Share Image
My favorite player growing up was Julius Erving, because I loved the way he played above the rim, all of the tricks… — Clyde Drexler Copy Share Image
If I had a great game, and I was hot, usually we were up by 20-30 going into the fourth quarter. That… — Clyde Drexler Football Copy Share Image
As commissioner, you have to have a great relationship with your players but also to the upper executives: you gotta make sure… — Clyde Drexler Commissioner Copy Share Image
Come on, everyone wants to win a championship, but a lot of players have had great careers without one. Sometimes it just… — Clyde Drexler Championship Copy Share Image
There are going to be some teams in Europe. There are going to be some teams in Asia. And they're all going… — Clyde Drexler Europe Copy Share Image
In my day, defenders played you with two hands and an elbow. You're not getting by a guy, especially if he has… — Clyde Drexler Day Copy Share Image
Some of the guys in the Eastern Conference, I had never been on their teams - like Larry Bird: even though you… — Clyde Drexler Bird Copy Share Image
I never stopped trying to improve - after 15 years of playing, I was still trying to think of something I could… — Clyde Drexler Copy Share Image
You talk about demand, and these are big-name NBA players fighting for spots to be in the BIG3. So you gotta bring… — Clyde Drexler Copy Share Image
Houston fans want a high value for their entertainment dollar, and if you don't win, they will drop you and go on… — Clyde Drexler Copy Share Image
I don't care what anybody says: a pro athlete is going to be a role model. I tried to use that as… — Clyde Drexler Athlete Copy Share Image
That's the part of basketball that we have to understand. You can never look at it as an individual sport. You rely… — Clyde Drexler Basketball Copy Share Image
In professional sports, things can change quickly. You keep your balance. You keep your perspective, and things will work out. — Clyde Drexler Balance Copy Share Image
