Age Quote by Jerry Stiller

I've had a lot of struggles in the NBA, so to have some type of success, it just feels good, and makes you want…

— Jahlil Okafor

I always wanted to be an NBA ball player since I was eight years old. I kind of went on the road of sports…

— Michael Bivins

Everybody in the NBA works on their game. I just tried to follow that lead when I was in high school, college - and…

— Kawhi Leonard

I know you want me to let you in on some big secret to success in the NBA. The secret is there is no…

— Ray Allen

I came into the NBA not looking at it as a job but the same way I did when I was playing at the…

— Stephen Jackson

That's my job, to motivate people. I can do more, show people more things. That's really why I play basketball. That's my whole purpose…

— Dwight Howard

What's the reason I'm playing basketball? I do it because I love it, I do it because of my family, and that's it. I…

— Giannis Antetokounmpo

It does bother me because I know I'll play through anything. But in the NBA, they want you to take care of your body,…

— Kevon Looney

Even though, physically, I can't do it, the mind says, 'Yeah, I can still do it,' and I still think I can do it…

— Michael Jordan

People think I play hard. It's just me wanting to be in the NBA and trying to prove every game that I should be…

— P. J. Tucker

It's just basketball. It's what I do. I've been doing this since I was 4.

— Zion Williamson

It gets frustrating when you play basketball for your whole life and then it gets taken from you for a little bit.

— Lonzo Ball