Athlete Quote by Walter Dean Myers

In the Negro Leagues, I played every day.

— Buck Leonard

I was one of those athletic African players.

— Masai Ujiri

Growing up in Harlem, I was always in the parks playing ball.

— Dave East

At ten I was playing against 18-year-old guys. At 15 I was playing professional ball with the Birmingham Black Barons, so I really came…

— Willie Mays

When I was younger and at the academy, I was a lot smaller than other players so I had to use my brain more.…

— Phil Foden

It wasn't until late high school and early college that I gained enough size and skill to make me welcome on intramural basketball teams.

— Paul D. Boyer

I was a 6-foot-tall 13-year-old who couldn't play basketball. I moved around all the time as a kid, and at each new school, the…

— Brad Garrett

I played a little basketball. Some football in junior high.

— Clint Eastwood

I was very athletic when I was young.

— Wendie Renard

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

I didn't play on an organized team until I was 13 or 14 years old. Two years later, I was invited to the Junior…

— A'ja Wilson

I was a huge athlete as a kid. I was on every sports team.

— Bonnie Bassler