Court Quote by Jason Terry

I was a guy that had a lot of tools and could do a lot of other things, but my main thing was controlling…

— Scottie Pippen

In high school, you don't play much defense. It's mostly offense. In college, it's vice versa, and that's what I tried to do.

— Donte DiVincenzo

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

— John Havlicek

As a freshman I was an off-ball guy, knock down shots and defend. Sophomore year I kind of moved to more of a point…

— Tyrese Haliburton

I'd play every position when I was in elementary school and junior high. I was playing as guard, too.

— Yuta Watanabe

In high school I carried the ball almost every play of the game.

— Derrick Henry

When I was young, I never wanted to leave the court until I got things exactly correct. My dream was to become a pro.

— Larry Bird

If you ask somebody who played basketball against me in the first grade and you watch a tape, it's been with me since I…

— Avery Bradley

In college, I was a running QB. We were a sprint out offense, so I had a big transition going into pro ball.

— Archie Manning

I played a little basketball. Some football in junior high.

— Clint Eastwood

In 10th grade, I started playing defense. Mainly because we already had a great tailback. Once I started playing it, it just started growing…

— Charles Woodson

I was so competitive when I played. I was trying to get every loose ball, trying to get steals. That's what I was kind…

— Joe Harris