Ball player Quote by Jerami Grant Download Open image “I was a Black man before I was a basketball player.” — Jerami Grant ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.1 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Ball player Basketball Basketball player Before Black Man Player
I remember one time being told I could not play in a basketball game at the College of William and Mary because I was… — Walter Dean Myers Copy Share Image
I'm the only black man you ever met who couldn't dribble a basketball. — Shannon Briggs Copy Share Image
I was a player who was vying to do exactly what everyone else was doing, and I happened to be black. — Katrina Adams Copy Share Image
And I'd be lying if I told you that as a black man in baseball I hadn't gone through worse times than my teammates. — Curt Flood Copy Share Image
I went to a segregated school; I was born a Negro, not a black man. — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
It's hard being black. You ever been black? I was black once - when I was poor. — Larry Holmes Copy Share Image
I never look at myself as a black player. I think of myself as a hockey player that wants to be the best player… — P.K. Subban Copy Share Image
I was all-state in four sports in New Jersey, but sometimes I couldn't get served at a restaurant two blocks from my high school.… — Monte Irvin Copy Share Image
Detroit is extremely artsy and you might not think that before you actually get a chance to be here for a little bit, but… — Jerami Grant Copy Share Image
I definitely think winning is something that is hard to teach, but it's something I learned at Syracuse, and going forward, I definitely think… — Jerami Grant Copy Share Image
You know being from 'Chocolate City' seeing people of our culture around, especially struggling just makes you want to give back. — Jerami Grant Copy Share Image
I'm definitely going to watch closely my position and other positions, just knowing where to be on the court and things like that. — Jerami Grant Copy Share Image
We all try to make our own way, but we definitely try to learn from our parents' experiences. — Jerami Grant Copy Share Image
In high school, guys can get away with playing at a slower pace, or playing and only exerting a certain amount of energy. — Jerami Grant Copy Share Image
Having someone like my dad or my uncle or even my brothers in my family, there's definitely someone you can talk to about anything.… — Jerami Grant Copy Share Image
My whole career I've been at every different position you can name throughout on the court. — Jerami Grant Copy Share Image
Teams are obviously going to make adjustments and stuff like that, but there's gonna be a lot more open looks for me and then… — Jerami Grant Copy Share Image
I think I'm getting better as an individual player. I think I still got a ways to go. So I'm going to continue to… — Jerami Grant Copy Share Image
When you have certain goals that you want to reach, you have to do whatever it takes to get there. — Jerami Grant 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
