My generation started in big tournaments. '88 Olympics, we got silver. '89 European Championship, we got gold. 1990 World Cup in Argentina, we got gold. '91 European Championship, we got gold, and then there was a civil war, and 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
