Center Quote by Roy Hibbert

People think I play hard. It's just me wanting to be in the NBA and trying to prove every game that I should be…

— P. J. Tucker

I remember when I was in college, people told me I couldn't play in the NBA. There's always somebody saying you can't do it,…

— Bill Cartwright

In the NBA, it's different. You must do everything. Defense, offense, shooting, everything. I wanted to prove myself here and I will prove myself…

— Nikola Jokic

If someone were to ask me before I made the NBA, you going to have to go through all this, you're going to have…

— Chris Webber

A lot of people tried to convince me not to play basketball.

— John Wall

People don't realize that everyone in the NBA is really good. The difference is having a coach that believes in you.

— Matt Barnes

If I'd gone straight to the NBA, I don't think I would have been ready as a player or a person.

— Kevin Durant

There's no reason to play in the NBA if you don't believe you can win it all.

— LeBron James

It's not all about becoming an NBA player; sometimes it's about becoming your best self and making the biggest impact you can make.

— Metta World Peace

Even before I made my high school team, I'd say I want to be a NBA player, and people laughed at me with, 'Get…

— Gerald Green

I never had a doubt that I would make it to the NBA, even when I wasn't playing.

— Amar'e Stoudemire

People don't understand how hard it is to get to the NBA and that's where I want to be.

— Zion Williamson