Ball player Quote by Allen Iverson

Even before I made my high school team, I'd say I want to be a NBA player, and people laughed at me with, 'Get…

— Gerald Green

I always wanted to be a basketball player.

— Ronnie James Dio

When I first got to college, in my mind, I was going to end up playing professional football. When I tell people this story,…

— Jovan Adepo

When I was a little kid, I looked at my mom, stepdad and said, 'I want to be an NBA player,' just because I…

— Zion Williamson

My whole childhood I grew up wanting to be a professional basketball player.

— Becky Hammon

I always wanted to be a basketball player. Nothing more, nothing less.

— Dirk Nowitzki

It's funny because I think everybody when they see me, the first thing they say is, 'Man, you could have been a heck of…

— Jay Williams

I felt like I was chosen to play basketball when I was younger.

— Chris Bosh

I remember when I was in third grade, I was in a classroom, and the teacher said, 'What do you want to do when…

— Zach LaVine

When I got into high school, I got really into basketball. I had this itch that I wanted to just move. I didn't know…

— Boyd Holbrook

I always wanted to be in the NBA as a kid.

— Nick Young

I just laugh when people say that I don't have a passion for the game of basketball.

— Kelly Oubre, Jr