Born Quote by Al MacInnis

It feels really great to finally be able to have the moment of being drafted No. 1.

— Maya Moore

My father, Jimmy Walker, was the first pick in the 1967 draft, but I never met him. He passed in 2007. I found out…

— Jalen Rose

It's always different when a guy gets drafted and developed and comes up in his first organization and makes an impact. There's something special…

— Theo Epstein

I didn't even care where I was drafted.

— Lou Williams

I didn't think I was going to get drafted at all.

— Johnny Gaudreau

I was drafted way later than I should have been, and all that shows me is people don't see my true value.

— Kevin Owens

Ken Heitz got drafted by the Bucks the same year I did. He went to their camp just for the experience, then dropped out…

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

The goal my entire life was to get drafted. I never cared if I was No. 1 overall or Mr. Irrelevant.

— Blake Bortles

Obviously, getting drafted into the NBA is an amazing feeling. So I was happy regardless of who drafted me.

— Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

I don't want to be that guy that thinks he is a high draft pick and that he has it all.

— Saquon Barkley

You think about when I went to Miami. I played as a freshman, I go in and compete to be a starter, I tear…

— Frank Gore

I expected to get drafted. I knew that I wouldn't get drafted on that first day due to the fact that not a lot…

— Nick Ferguson