Quotes from David Robinson

Just being raised in a home where my mother, from as early as I can remember, always taught me to be thinking about other people first, basically that our service was going to be the measure of our success.

I hope the young guys who are playing today realize what they have been given and will take it upon themselves to give back in return.

I have the unique distinction of being on the only Olympic team to lose without controversy, and the only Pan Am Games team to lose without controversy.

I'm not a great reader, believe it or not. It's not the vocabulary - my father made me read the dictionary when I was little - but my attention span is poor. Takes me months to read one book.

It takes time; you look at what happened with LeBron, Wade, and Bosh. It took them a year or two to get their legs underneath them and figure things out, and even then, that run was relatively short.

If you're a better scorer than me, I'll put you down on the block; you score. I don't care. I can do other things.

The biggest challenge was becoming a leader and taking our team to the highest level. Feeling the personal responsibility to take the team to the next level. Overcoming fear of inadequacy and never getting down on yourself or doubting who you are.

Dream big; at least you will have the joy of reaching for the stars instead of living in a box filled with unopened gifts.

You're always going to face criticism, you're always going to face challenges, but those things are there to make you stronger and more committed.

Believe it or not, the Navy requires plebes to actually be able to swim.

To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart." — ELEANOR ROOSEVELT

The more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in war.

Your peers will respect you for your integrity and character, not your possessions.

My fouls used to be ticky-tacky, but I learned real fast to make them count.

You have to raise your game, you have to be ready to compete, and you've just got to give Hakeem credit. He was great. He really was great.

I see these college kids taking these crazy shots, and it's like, taking that shot is going to leave you without a job. You're not Steph Curry.

In the NBA, you're taking a bunch of different talents, and you're managing them. You have to give them a system; you have to give them a belief. That's why coaches like Phil Jackson and Gregg Popovich are so great: because they gave the team confidence in the system and in their ability to execute night in and night out.

A well-rounded education has always been an issue close to my heart.

Preparation is everything.

When all else fails, trust God.

Marc Gasol, he's more of a true center. There are guys who play that traditional center role, but the game is also played differently now.

It was difficult to step away. I've always been an athlete. And to give that up was extremely daunting. The looming factor of brain damage, to me, was too strong.

USNA had a great engineering school, which was one of my interests, and I knew I would benefit from the great discipline and accountability that Navy provides.

I was always curious. I wanted to learn a little about a lot of things, and I really had to get pushed to achieve.