First Quote by Larry Nance, Jr

I felt like I was a first-round pick.

— Jordan Clarkson

I thought not getting picked in the first round was the end of the world.

— Zaza Pachulia

It really doesn't matter whether you get picked first, second or in the sixth or seventh round. It's an amazing opportunity to play at…

— Mitchell Trubisky

It just doesn't go with my story to be a first round pick, because I had to grind my whole life.

— Draymond Green

In the NFL you get one first-round draft pick if you're lucky. You couldn't really outwork anybody else. In college I could recruit ten…

— Nick Saban

The first time you win, nobody picks you; the last time you win, nobody picks you. You've just got to pick yourself.

— Venus Williams

I did not plan on getting drafted in the first round.

— Sony Michel

There are more second-, third-, fourth-, fifth- and so on in the big leagues than first-round picks.

— Ken Griffey Jr

I wasn't ready to get drafted in the first round.

— Martin Brodeur

Everyone said I would be a second-round pick or undrafted guy - that's all I heard coming to the draft - but I had…

— Kyle Kuzma

Being a first-round draft pick means nothing to me without my education.

— Cardale Jones

Being the No. 1 pick isn't that important to me.

— Jahlil Okafor