High school Quote by Donovan Mitchell

I've loved basketball my entire life and to be able to cover this sport is a privilege that I don't take for granted.

— Doris Burke

I am privileged to have played basketball.

— Michael Jordan

It's an honor to have been considered for the team, and I hope that in the future I will have the chance to represent…

— Kawhi Leonard

I just think we're all high-level basketball players, best in the world. And no matter the outside circumstance, we still have to play basketball.

— Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

When I competed, it was for honor and country. It was a privilege to be a part of the U.S. team.

— Bill Toomey

People think because I went to Yale that that implies privilege, and it is a privilege in the sense that it's an incredible opportunity.

— Edward Norton

Basketball is one of those rare opportunities where you can make a difference, not only for yourself, but for other people as well.

— Bill Walton

I'm ecstatic that I had the opportunity to play in the American Basketball Association. It was an opportunity to be part of something new…

— Mel Daniels

It's fun to watch and fun to be a part of and I think that's what it's all about. You have to have fun…

— Paul Millsap

Education, for me, was big. It allows me to have different avenues, job-wise, because basketball is not forever.

— Jeff Green

It's special to me, a privilege being a role model. I take pride in being a good one.

— Jason Witten

Coming in, I had no idea basketball would be a career for me, but I grew 7 inches in college and was fortunate to…

— David Robinson