Age Quote by Magic Johnson

I wanted to be in the NBA. I wanted to be in the NFL.

— Freddie Gibbs

I wanted to be a part of the NBA because I enjoyed the Sixers games when I was young.

— Tim Donaghy

I always wanted to be a basketball player. Nothing more, nothing less.

— Dirk Nowitzki

As a child, I wanted to be an athlete, a professional tennis player or something like that.

— Jonathan Ames

I always wanted to be an NBA player, and despite what anybody said, I was going to get to that point.

— Roy Hibbert

I wanted to be a football player. Football is a sport that I love, but the more I started playing basketball, the more I…

— Dwyane Wade

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

— Nick Young

I just wanted to get to the NBA. I never thought I would have a career that I've had now.

— Robert Horry

I always wanted to be a basketball player.

— Ronnie James Dio

My whole childhood I grew up wanting to be a professional basketball player.

— Becky Hammon

At the end of the day, I looked at my options. I wanted to be in the NBA. I wanted to pursue my dream.…

— Chris Bosh

I wanted to play sports my whole life. That's all I really wanted to do.

— David Boreanaz