Life Quote by Kristaps Porzingis

I've been playing youth basketball ever since I was in sixth grade; I've been traveling ever since I was in sixth grade, so I'm…

— Derrick Rose

I always had to be there for my family. I think that helped me a lot to adjust to the NBA.

— Giannis Antetokounmpo

Around the age of 14, I was very discouraged from a coach. It was my first youth club team while playing soccer. She told…

— Alex Morgan

I love the game of basketball, and it has shaped my life since I was seven years old. But as a broadcaster it took…

— Doris Burke

When I was eighteen and I won the European Championship - that's when I realized I had an opportunity to play in the NBA…

— Kristaps Porzingis

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

— Harrison Barnes

To be honest my first memories are getting to know players. I remember being on the bus probably like 3, 4, 5 years old,…

— Jessica Mendoza

I played from the time I was seven years old. My father was my first baseman coach. I had opportunities that I never really…

— Todd English

I always wanted to be in the NBA as a kid.

— Nick Young

It was almost an accident that I got into basketball at all but fortunately it wasn't too late and I was able to be…

— Toni Kukoc

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

— Derrick Rose

When I was 13 years old, that's when my team assigned me - and I wound up living, like, six hundred kilometers from my…

— Jose Calderon