Around Quote by Monty Williams

Basketball, and the people I have met through the game have far and away had the largest impact on my life. Almost every positive…

— Ashley Graham

I had a beautiful life as a basketball player.

— Vlade Divac

I influenced the NBA a little bit.

— Nick Young

I loved basketball and grew up with the Lakers and Magic Johnson. That was a big part of me.

— Justin Lin

Sports were a big part of my life. I was the captain of the basketball team in high school, and captain of the basketball…

— John W. Rogers, Jr

I've been lucky to have great coaching, great teammates, and a desire to keep getting better. That, slowly over time, helped me grow from…

— John Stockton

I was a total jock growing up. I went to super-dorky basketball clinics and was handpicked to play on a state team called the…

— Erin Wasson

I lived to play basketball. Growing up as a kid, Bill Russell and the Boston Celtics were my favorite team. The way they played,…

— Bill Walton

And it blew my mind when I started to get wind of the fact that they actually liked me being around. That was humbling,…

— Ashley Judd

I was always around basketball, from when I was four or five years old.

— Brandon Ingram

I was a Chicago Bulls, Michael Jordan fan growing up.

— LeBron James

Part of me goes back to being 8 years old and going on the train 45 minutes to wait at a bank to get…

— Jim Irsay