Football Quote by Giannis Antetokounmpo

I grew up watching LeBron.

— Mitchell Trubisky

I used to watch LeBron on TV growing up, and now I'm playing my first game against him.

— Jayson Tatum

I grew up with LeBron as my all-time favorite player.

— Tyrese Haliburton

When I was 12, 13 years old, I fell in love with the game. I saw Kobe Bryant play. I wanted to be a…

— Buddy Hield

I was always around basketball, from when I was four or five years old.

— Brandon Ingram

When I was younger, I just thought about playing in the NBA.

— Derrick Rose

I was probably 7 or 8 when I went to see the Bulls play and was able to see Michael Jordan.

— Sue Bird

I started playing ball when I was 13 and a half. Before that, I just wanted to play football and baseball but I kept…

— Moses Malone

Once I got 13 or 14 years old, I started watching a lot of videos on YouTube and NBA.com and I started following the…

— Rudy Gobert

I started playing basketball at such a late age.

— Tristan Thompson

My goal from an early age was always to play in the NBA.

— Harrison Barnes

My mom used to be a basketball player so I was really into it. Plus of course my height made it easier for me…

— Zaza Pachulia