Age Quote by Julius Erving

In 1930, I was at the top of my career. I won the Most Valuable Player award.

— Hack Wilson

I was one of the best players in the NBA.

— Penny Hardaway

I played when I played, and played, I think, against the greatest players in the greatest time in the history of basketball.

— Oscar Robertson

I was a very average-at-best player.

— John Calipari

Wilt Chamberlain, by far, is my best basketball player. Best athlete ever.

— Gary Payton

I remember being a teenager and watching 40-year-old Michael Jordan compete in his final All-Star game.

— Kawhi Leonard

I'm the best player in the NBA.

— Paul Pierce

I don't know that I'd agree I was our best player.

— Steve Yzerman

I wasn't the greatest at school, so I studied basketball.

— Stephen Jackson

I would say from a young age, basketball had been something I've loved.

— Caris LeVert

Playing against the older dudes really benefited me, just because where I came from, I'd always been the best player in the area my…

— Tyrese Haliburton

Kobe Bryant, to me, is still the best basketball player in my mind. He played with me and he was in my era. I…

— Gary Payton