Every NBA player, every athlete, I think once you get to this level in life, whether you have kids or you're about to have kids, understands that this is so much bigger than this sport. — Allan Houston Copy Share Image
Seven years ago, my father and I realized that our relationship was extremely unique, especially in the African-American community. He raised me to not only understand the fundamentals of basketball and to try to be a player with a high basketball IQ, but he wanted me to understand that my image and my name meant more than stats. — Allan Houston Copy Share
Success isn't always going to be a huge contract; success is going to be if you just live out your purpose in life. — Allan Houston Copy Share Image
There are so many issues in society - we talk about the violence, the drugs, the unwanted pregnancies - but at the end of… — Allan Houston Copy Share Image
What you do on the court, off the court, in the classroom, it's all the same. Your habits, the way you treat class, your… — Allan Houston Copy Share Image
First of all, as a man the most important thing you have in your life now is your child that you're carrying. That's it.… — Allan Houston Copy Share Image
The more consistent a father can be or a mentor can be in the person's life and teach them principles of real solid manhood,… — Allan Houston Copy Share Image
There are so many guys that come up and have strong hearts, but they just have to understand what the consequences are and how… — Allan Houston Copy Share Image
Every NBA player, every athlete, I think once you get to this level in life, whether you have kids or you're about to have… — Allan Houston Copy Share Image
We don't want to put a band-aid on our problems that we keep talking about in society; we want to get down to the… — Allan Houston Copy Share Image
You know what I like to do? I love waking up early, making them breakfast, taking them to school, having time in the morning… — Allan Houston Copy Share Image
