Argentina Quote by Manu Ginobili

I started playing professional basketball in 1971, and I played professionally for five seasons before going to Philadelphia.

— Julius Erving

Only having a short dose of an NBA career, my entry into pro basketball started in 2003 and ended up being an entry way…

— Jay Williams

I was happy to be in the Argentina league. Then I started to play slowly, and I went to Italy and I started in…

— Manu Ginobili

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

I grew up playing basketball on the streets of New York City, and it was very, very rough, and I started playing in the…

— Metta World Peace

As a player, I started in Serie C and got to the top of Europe and the world.

— Filippo Inzaghi

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

— Derrick Rose

Basically, I played basketball for a small college out here in California and when I was done playing college, I settled down and got…

— Travis Browne

I grew up in New York City: Harlem, New York. I played ball for probably two of the biggest amateur basketball organizations in the…

— Cam'ron

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

— Harrison Barnes

I'm 23, and I have played in the Premier League, in La Liga and in Italy.

— Gerard Deulofeu

I think when I moved to the United States and saw how serious basketball was and how good I was compared to everyone else.…

— Tristan Thompson