Vlade Divac

Well, the league is changing every year. It changed when I came. It changed before me. First of all, we have to…

— Vlade Divac

I have to give a lot of credit to David Stern to open up the league, but also in my case, Jerry…

— Vlade Divac

Because I play in NBA, I am like ambassador of Yugoslavia. Los Angeles before, nobody hear of Yugoslavia. Now I think much…

— Vlade Divac

One year I grew 15 centimeters.

— Vlade Divac

When you do something bad, you can't sleep.

— Vlade Divac

When I came to New York for the draft in '89, they told me I should be like 10 and 15, and…

— Vlade Divac

Thank God there was no yellow card in basketball because I would get a red card every game.

— 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…

— Vlade Divac

Love liberates you and gives you the power to make the impossible possible.

— Vlade Divac

I just think positive and positive things usually happen.

— Vlade Divac

I had to earn the respect from everybody, from referees to opponents, but my teammates, they saw some European guy coming here…

— Vlade Divac

The better team sometimes loses.

— Vlade Divac

I play for peace and love.

— Vlade Divac

I left my home, and it was the most beautiful country in the world in my eyes, and I was always happy…

— Vlade Divac

I started playing in school. Lots of kids in Yugoslavia play basketball.

— Vlade Divac

Sacramento and the Kings organization were always in my thoughts and I often dreamed of having a role in helping our amazing…

— Vlade Divac

Just like in life, when you play basketball, you have to give in order to receive. On the court, you're not only…

— Vlade Divac

I am not going to play basketball because I have to play. I am going to play for fun.

— Vlade Divac

Whatever you see in games, Kobe demands more in practice.

— Vlade Divac

In the early '80s there was a big gap between the NBA and the international game and when we started making our…

— Vlade Divac

We take life... we should take it more seriously, because you never know what's going to happen tomorrow.

— Vlade Divac

The fans really know basketball in Sacramento. They knew when we really needed their support and they were a big part of…

— Vlade Divac

I can't be against my people.

— Vlade Divac

Basketball gave me everything.

— Vlade Divac

I thought, 'I'm going to play in Yugoslavia, then I'll go to play in Italy or Spain.' Then I'll be 28 or…

— Vlade Divac