Coming here, I never thought about being like what I was supposed to be in Europe, the No. 1 guy and building… — Toni Kukoc Copy Share Image
Everybody knows the NBA is the top of basketball in the world. The game here is more hard, more physical, faster than… — Toni Kukoc Copy Share Image
Like everybody coming from Europe, I didn't believe it at first, but you really need time to adjust. I thought it was… — Toni Kukoc Copy Share Image
Maybe NBA teams won't want me and maybe I'll play in Europe the last one or two seasons. — Toni Kukoc Copy Share Image
Only Vlade Divac go first year he play. The rest of the guys from Europe sit on the bench. — Toni Kukoc Copy Share Image
Now if you ask me about coming from Europe, I would suggest to any young player interested in the NBA to not… — Toni Kukoc Copy Share Image
Money-wise, I was probably the best player in Europe. It was safe where I was in Italy. But I wanted to play… — Toni Kukoc Copy Share Image
I had to change my game completely. I was what Scottie was. What he was doing here I was doing in Europe. — Toni Kukoc Copy Share Image
I would watch San Antonio play and see plays I recognized from the Russian team, the Yugoslavian team. — Toni Kukoc Copy Share Image
I feel as long as I'm playing productive minutes, I'll play. But if I'm sitting on the bench and not doing anything, then I'll… — Toni Kukoc Copy Share Image
It is a much bigger thing to have a world championship with Chicago than this one in Italy. — Toni Kukoc Copy Share Image
When my game is going well, everything gets much easier, offensively and defensively. — Toni Kukoc Copy Share Image
I've always said that besides the NBA, the Yugoslavian league and a Russian league were the best basketball leagues in the world. — Toni Kukoc Copy Share Image
I've been playing 10 years and I know it's easier starting the game. You have the opportunity to play much more aggressively. — Toni Kukoc Copy Share Image
I know that three months before the season is not enough to become a good NBA player, but it's a start. — Toni Kukoc Copy Share Image
When you reach triple-double, you know you were involved in every part of the game. — Toni Kukoc Copy Share Image
My generation, with Vlade Divac, Drazen Petrovic, Arvydas Sabonis, that was the first wave of European players that kind of opened the door for… — Toni Kukoc Copy Share Image