In the NBA you need a little bit more than that when Jordan is front of you. You need a little bit more than that when it is Barkley or Karl Malone or Shaq or whoever else. You need a… — John Amaechi Copy Share Image
I've been captivated by the idea of being on a basketball court and being surrounded by people who made me look a little bit less like a freak. — John Amaechi Copy Share Image
There was certainly nothing really sexual about my youth growing up, simply because the fact remains if you're the fat kid in a school… — John Amaechi Copy Share Image
I don't need to think that I'm being loomed over my shoulder in order to behave in a way that's moral. — John Amaechi Copy Share Image
I always think coming out is something that you do for people who really deserve it. It should be. — John Amaechi Copy Share Image
I'd probably have to leave home in order to become a basketball player of any note. — John Amaechi Copy Share Image
I grew up thinking the best job in the world would be a Jedi and being a psychologist is the closest thing I could… — John Amaechi Copy Share Image
I think that we ill-prepare athletes from the very beginning. From the moment they pick up a ball or kick or whatever it is… — John Amaechi Copy Share Image
In the NBA you need a little bit more than that when Jordan is front of you. You need a little bit more than… — John Amaechi Copy Share Image
We need to get past the point where being black and a male means that I am likely to mug you for your wallet,… — John Amaechi Copy Share Image
I thought kissing was good with girls, but I always thought you know it probably could be better, so there was nothing really. — John Amaechi Copy Share Image
I think in an ideal world celebrities do have a responsibility in many different areas to be role models. — John Amaechi Copy Share Image
I just wanted to fit in, so probably early on I knew, but it was... social life was such a distant part of my… — John Amaechi Copy Share Image
