Quotes About Opportunity

I came to the Bay Area not just to play basketball but to explore business interests.

I just want the respect I deserve. Not for what I can do in the future but what I've done in the past. And I just want a fair opportunity, a fair chance, a fair shot to play basketball.

I'm just playing basketball. I just want to be a great player. That's it. That's all I'm thinking about. If the other stuff comes, it comes, but I'm just fortunate to play in the NBA Finals and just to play basketball, period.

I never thought I'd play basketball in China.

I was recruited at Alabama and at Auburn to play basketball.

I just started growing. And everyone said, 'You should probably play basketball.' So I said, 'All right. I'll give it a shot.'

I never thought that I would ever go over to China for any reason - then to be able to go over there and play basketball, embracing the culture.

I want everyone to know: You can play basketball in Canada and you can still get to where you need to go.

You can play basketball - if you're lucky - for about 10 years. So, you're going to have to have something to fall back on.

I get to play basketball for a living.

God just blessed me with a talent to play basketball. If I didn't have that talent, I possibly would've been that George Floyd.

I thought it was destiny that I was going to play basketball.

For me, it's whatever happens, happens. I'm just excited to play basketball. It's a blessing.

In all honesty, I was hoping to use football as a path to play basketball in college.

I always thought that I could play football at the college level.

For me to be able to play football was a gift.

I would advise that if you can get out on loan and play football, it is the best path to go down.

I've been very fortunate and blessed to have been able to play football at LSU.

My brother-in-law was a Tottenham fan. He introduced me to football and brought me to Tottenham. At the time I just wanted to play football so I would go anywhere to play.

I believe this, we are all gifted for the talent - God blesses everybody with a talent. Mine was to play football. Some are to be scientists. Some are to be doctors. Sometimes because of the situation you grow up in, you can never display your talent because you can't get out of that situation.

I was never big or fast, but I got to play football and box.

I come to Fulham on loan, they haven't paid anything for me. I'm just here to play football and they see that I want to give everything. I get the feeling that they give me something so that I can be at my best.

I am 30 years old and you don't get to play football forever. I feel lucky to be given this opportunity by Shanghai as it is a big club in Asia.

I wanted to go to college and play football.