It's one of those things where it's not something you want to do; nobody wants to retire from basketball. You want to play basketball forever. Retirement is admitting to yourself and everybody else that, 'I can't do this job anymore.'… — Ben Wallace Copy Share Image
Basketball, eventually I'm going to have to retire one day. Players are going to come in and take my job. But education, I'll always have my education. — Ben Wallace Copy Share Image
I never thought you could win when you've got five guys on the floor looking for the ball and no one out there doing… — Ben Wallace Copy Share Image
When you gel together as a team, you don't have to go out there and try to beat the world by yourself. — Ben Wallace Copy Share Image
My biggest challenger was my mom. Every time I didn't do the right thing, I'd have to see her face. — Ben Wallace Copy Share Image
To have my jersey retired, it symbolizes the hard work that I put in, the dedication I had for the game, the love I… — Ben Wallace Copy Share Image
I had no relationship with my father. He was never around. I met him when I was a sophomore in college. I wanted to… — Ben Wallace Copy Share Image
Some guys are just great basketball players and they have the knack for scoring, so people just allow them to get by with that… — Ben Wallace Copy Share Image
Education is something that's going to carry you throughout the rest of your life. — Ben Wallace Copy Share Image
If I want to be a basketball player and you don't draft me, what am I going to do, quit, or keep going? Knock… — Ben Wallace Copy Share Image
