Ben Wallace

I always wanted to be a leader.

— Ben Wallace

Life is not hard. Life is very simple.

— Ben Wallace

I always play one way, one speed.

— Ben Wallace

I have no quit in me.

— Ben Wallace

I work hard, I don't complain.

— Ben Wallace

I played D-end and tight end.

— Ben Wallace

We all feel good to be wanted.

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I don't listen to the radio.

— Ben Wallace

Everything our mom taught us was from her life experience.

— Ben Wallace

I think Shaq brings the best out of everybody.

— Ben Wallace

VUU had won some national championships and had a great coach in Dave Robbins.

— Ben Wallace

I'm not a defensive specialist, I'm a basketball player.

— Ben Wallace

I thought I could be better than a lot of guys.

— Ben Wallace

I don't just play for myself. I play for everybody who was behind me.

— Ben Wallace

I've never been on a team where they've actually needed me to score.

— Ben Wallace

No one wants you to be around if you're not going to put in the work.

— Ben Wallace

I played center but if I didn't have to guard guys damn near twice my size every night, I was free to…

— Ben Wallace

It is always something special to be a standout. But I never really look at that stuff. I just go out and…

— Ben Wallace

When your team needs you to fall back or your coaching staff needs you to fall back, they're going to pull you…

— Ben Wallace

Any time you have a coach asking you what you think and what you want to do, it makes it easy for…

— Ben Wallace

I know my time is limited as far as being a player. That's something I've already accepted and come to peace with.

— Ben Wallace

Scoring isn't anything but a different challenge. I'm willing to take that challenge.

— Ben Wallace

If it takes someone yelling and screaming in your face to get you ready to play, then you're in the wrong business.

— Ben Wallace

I learned how to play the game without using my athletic abilities while playing overseas. When I got my NBA opportunity, it…

— Ben Wallace

A lot of people think the hardest thing about this game is making it into this league. As you get older and…

— Ben Wallace

It's a great honor to be named to the Eastern Conference All-Star team as a starter. It's great to earn respect from…

— Ben Wallace

I met Draymond when he was about nine years old. We talked about basketball. It just making me feel good just knowing…

— Ben Wallace

What Boston basically said was, I didn't 'pass the eye test.' They were looking for somebody bigger, bulkier. They put me where…

— Ben Wallace

Some guys are just great basketball players and they have the knack for scoring, so people just allow them to get by…

— Ben Wallace

If you're not going to put in the effort, your size is not going to take you so far. As long as…

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When I became king on the court against my brothers, they stopped playing with me. When I started to learn the game,…

— Ben Wallace

I definitely learned about having a good work ethic from my family. They showed me what it meant to go out and…

— Ben Wallace

You go out there, you pound your knees for 12 minutes, then you come and sit for 12 minutes, your back gets…

— Ben Wallace

Washington helped me learn the game. Orlando gave me the opportunity to fight for a starting position and gave me the confidence…

— Ben Wallace

Legacies are built to last.

— Ben Wallace

Anytime you got me hitting jump shots, you can't do nothing but feed off me.

— Ben Wallace

The bigger your dreams are, the less your fall is.

— Ben Wallace

I had goals I wanted to reach. I didn't want to be just an average player.

— Ben Wallace

I committed myself to playing defense and rebounding the basketball.

— Ben Wallace

You know, everyone needs somebody to talk for them every now and then.

— Ben Wallace