All-star game Quote by Christian Yelich

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— Whoopi Goldberg

I just don't want to go to the All-Star game to be in the dunk contest and go home. I want to be there competing in the game with a couple of my teammates.

— DeAndre Jordan

As a kid, everyone dreams of being in an All-Star game.

— Reggie Miller

People came to the All-Star Game to see the dunk contest.

— Dominique Wilkins

In an All-Star game the players are having more fun than usual and showing their personalities more than usual. And there are guys in this game - I'm not one of them - who are historically good. First-ballot Hall of Famers.

— Sean Doolittle

Just thinking about all the shortstops that start an All-Star Game, being next to them now, it makes me very happy.

— Fernando Tatis Jr

I'm proud of everything that I've accomplished since I was a little boy. That was my dream - to be a ballplayer. I didn't dream to win so many Gold Gloves, or Silver Bats or play in All-Star Games or World Series. I was just dreaming to play the game.

— Roberto Alomar

It's not the NBA Finals, it's not even a regular-season game. It's the All-Star game, it's a celebration. A celebration of talent, speed, grace. Let's put it on display and have some fun.

— David Stern

Just because it is an All-Star Game doesn't mean that you are playing as efficiently as you should.

— Oscar Robertson

All-Star games don't resonate with me.

— Colin Cowherd

I don't know if a lot of players can actually say they played in the All-Star Game in their actual city, their team's city.

— Kemba Walker

Im feeling really loved right now and I appreciate all the support that helped me earn a starting position in the All-Star game. I want to thank all the fans that voted, especially the people from my hometown of Chicago. I also want to give thanks to the Bulls organization that did a great job promoting me, and most of…

— Derrick Rose