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> [I am not going to play basketball because I have to play. I am going to play for fun.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vlade-divac/i-am-not-going-to-play-basketball-because-i-have-to-play-i-am-going/)

[Vlade Divac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vlade-divac/)

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## More by Vlade Divac

> [Well, the league is changing every year. It changed when I came. It changed before me. First of all, we have to be thankful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vlade-divac/well-the-league-is-changing-every-year-it-changed-when-i-came-it/)

[Vlade Divac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vlade-divac/)

> [I have to give a lot of credit to David Stern to open up the league, but also in my case, Jerry West and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vlade-divac/i-have-to-give-a-lot-of-credit-to-david-stern-to-open-up-the-league/)

[Vlade Divac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vlade-divac/)

> [Because I play in NBA, I am like ambassador of Yugoslavia. Los Angeles before, nobody hear of Yugoslavia. Now I think much people who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vlade-divac/because-i-play-in-nba-i-am-like-ambassador-of-yugoslavia-los-angeles/)

[Vlade Divac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vlade-divac/)

> [One year I grew 15 centimeters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vlade-divac/one-year-i-grew-15-centimeters/)

[Vlade Divac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vlade-divac/)

> [When you do something bad, you can't sleep.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vlade-divac/when-you-do-something-bad-you-can-t-sleep/)

[Vlade Divac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vlade-divac/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vlade-divac/when-i-came-to-new-york-for-the-draft-in-89-they-told-me-i-should-be/)

[Vlade Divac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vlade-divac/)

> [Thank God there was no yellow card in basketball because I would get a red card every game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vlade-divac/thank-god-there-was-no-yellow-card-in-basketball-because-i-would-get/)

[Vlade Divac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vlade-divac/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vlade-divac/jerry-west-really-helped-a-lot-and-so-did-players-like-magic-johnson/)

[Vlade Divac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vlade-divac/)

> [Love liberates you and gives you the power to make the impossible possible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vlade-divac/love-liberates-you-and-gives-you-the-power-to-make-the-impossible/)

[Vlade Divac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vlade-divac/)

> [I just think positive and positive things usually happen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vlade-divac/i-just-think-positive-and-positive-things-usually-happen/)

[Vlade Divac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vlade-divac/)

> [I had to earn the respect from everybody, from referees to opponents, but my teammates, they saw some European guy coming here and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vlade-divac/i-had-to-earn-the-respect-from-everybody-from-referees-to-opponents/)

[Vlade Divac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vlade-divac/)

> [The better team sometimes loses.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vlade-divac/the-better-team-sometimes-loses/)

[Vlade Divac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vlade-divac/)

> [I play for peace and love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vlade-divac/i-play-for-peace-and-love/)

[Vlade Divac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vlade-divac/)

> [I left my home, and it was the most beautiful country in the world in my eyes, and I was always happy in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vlade-divac/i-left-my-home-and-it-was-the-most-beautiful-country-in-the-world-in/)

[Vlade Divac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vlade-divac/)

> [I started playing in school. Lots of kids in Yugoslavia play basketball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vlade-divac/i-started-playing-in-school-lots-of-kids-in-yugoslavia-play-basketball/)

[Vlade Divac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vlade-divac/)

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