Ball player Quote by Gary Payton Download Open image “Wilt Chamberlain, by far, is my best basketball player. Best athlete ever.” — Gary Payton ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.4 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Ball player Basketball Basketball player Best Far Wilt Chamberlain
He was a terrific guy. It is a great loss to the sports world. Wilt Chamberlain had a special place in basketball history and… — Tom Heinsohn Copy Share Image
Wilt Chamberlain had a great deal to do with the success of the NBA. His dominance, power, demeanor and the rivalry with Bill Russell… — Red Auerbach Copy Share Image
Nobody seems to appreciate what an incredible player Wilt was," Russell said at 1997 All-Star Game when the league named and honored its 50 greatest players. "He was the best player of all time because he dominated the floor like nobody else ever could. To be that big and that athletic was special. — Wilt Chamberlain Copy Share
Overall, I think Michael Jordan is the greatest athlete in any particular sport. He dominated the game for the Chicago Bulls and brought the… — Will McDonough Copy Share Image
There's no other player that's playing basketball on this earth that has accomplished some of the things I've accomplished, and it's all through showing… — Stephon Marbury Copy Share Image
There is no such thing as a perfect basketball player, and I don't believe there is only one greatest player either. — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
Kobe Bryant, to me, is still the best basketball player in my mind. He played with me and he was in my era. I… — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
“Earl "The Goat" Manigault was probably the greatest basketball player of all time, but Michael Jordan is universally regarded as the best ever. This… — Tucker Max Copy Share Image
I played when I played, and played, I think, against the greatest players in the greatest time in the history of basketball. — Oscar Robertson Copy Share Image
Guys like Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Kevin Garnett, they'll take bad criticism in a good way. — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
If he's averaging 25 points and I can contain him to 17, then I've won the battle. If he averages 12 assists and I… — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
I'm not going to sit here and dwell on whether or not I am going to the Hall of Fame. — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
It is much easier to be the hunter than the hunted. When you are the one not expected to do anything, you play better. — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
I am going to go on with my life, and if they call me and say 'Yo, you are going to be in the… — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
Patrick Beverley is one of my favorites. What he does is he brings a lot of energy. — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
Because of how I am on the court, people think I'm wild and crazy. But really, I'm a kick-back guy, so Seattle suits me… — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
Coming from Oakland, Calif., I never thought I'd be a Hall of Famer. I wasn't thinking about basketball like that. — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
If Seattle could put my jersey on top of the Space Needle, they would. — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
If you see yourself in the paper every day and people keep talking about you, you will have a little breakdown in yourself, too. — Gary Payton Copy Share Image
Thinking about the things that happened, I don't know any other ball player would could have done what he (Jackie Robinson) did. To be… — Pee Wee Reese Copy Share Image
There is no doubt in my mind and I know in my time, there will be a Canadian basketball player playing for Toronto Raptors, 100% — Masai Ujiri Copy Share Image
I have friends in other industries but if I am training for a wrestling match, I would turn to the best wrestler to train,… — Austin Aries Copy Share Image
And I want to do it the right way, like everybody else, not just a famous figurehead that gets a job because he is… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
I competed every day as a professional football player... You've got to like competing. That's how your team gets better, when you have competition… — Herm Edwards Copy Share Image
“I can’t wait to knock you up and have a whole team of little baseball players around this place!” — J. Sterling Copy Share Image
My older brothers were both basketball players so I just grew up around the gym. — Brook Lopez Copy Share Image
I'm a basketball player, so I want to do whatever I've got to do to be on the floor and I'm prepared for that. — Tyrese Haliburton Copy Share Image
“Seeing yourself in print is such an amazing concept: you can get so much attention without having to actually show up somewhere. While others… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
People say baseball players should go out and have fun. No way. To me, baseball is pressure, I always feel it. This is work.… — Dennis Eckersley Copy Share Image
Canada is a country whose main exports are hockey players and cold fronts. Our main imports are baseball players and acid rain. — Pierre Trudeau Copy Share Image
