Around Quote by Gary Woodland

I guess I was a decent basketball player - pass first, pass second, shoot third... pretty good defensively.

— Tom Izzo

I went from being very athletic, one of the best guards in the NBA, to barely making it. No speed, no agility. I had…

— Penny Hardaway

I couldn't shoot and I couldn't score in high school. All I could do is dunk and play defense.

— Donovan Mitchell

Defensively, from a team standpoint, I didn't feel I played very well. Very rarely was I satisfied with how I played.

— Jerry West

Basketball was just secondary, and I never had the opportunity to really address the issues that I was having physically.

— Jermaine O'Neal

I think, from just playing street ball and stuff like that, I was always able to play up with the older guys, and I…

— Kemba Walker

I played one year of competitive basketball, actually. I don't remember what grade I was in, maybe middle school or something. I was the…

— Christian Pulisic

When I was in high school, I played defense and also averaged about 20 rebounds a game.

— John Havlicek

I wasn't a bad basketball player, but I was far from the world's greatest. Good defense, no offense - that was me.

— Chuck Connors

I was quite a rough guy-playing basketball.

— Mike Connors

Defense was one thing I was really able to work at and get better.

— Scottie Pippen

I believe I'm the slowest point guard who ever played. But it was a blessing as a kid not being as athletic, not being…

— Mark Jackson