Basketball Hero Quotes

Bill Russell was my favorite player of all-time.

I don't want to see Kobe Bryant ever leave. If he was 100 years old and still playing, I'd be happy.

Dirk is like the German Moses, invincible and inspiring. That is why 'His Name Is Dirk' must be the Official Fan Song for Dirk Nowitzki.

I've always been a big-time Scottie Pippen fan. That was my guy growing up!

Kobe Bryant has always been my favorite player, and he was drafted No. 13, too, in 1996.

Every since I started playing basketball, I wanted to be just like Kobe. To get to see him play in person, and to meet him, was just a dream come true.

In my head, I'm a big Kobe fan.

I didn't grow up admiring anybody but George Gervin, and I didn't get a chance to play against him. That would've been one of my lifetime accomplishments. I probably would've went crazy if I played against him, because he's like a father to me now.

I would have loved to play against Bill Russell. He was such a force.

I'm from Denver, and basketball there isn't near what it is out in Chicago or Detroit or L.A. There weren't that many great players to come out of the area; I was the best player in high school. I was Player of the Year four straight years for the state. As a freshman, I was State Player of the Year; I was Mr. Everything, so I was a phenom.

LeBron James has always been the biggest one - I just love to watch him. I'm a big fan, and he's a big inspiration of mine.

Magic was always my favorite. I think Jordan was the best player ever, but Magic was my personal favorite.

I had the Kobe jersey. I would do the Kobe walk. I would walk around the house doing the Kobe stare-down face. Anything you can name, I was idolizing him, trying to be like him.

Allen Iverson is, like, my all-time hero.

I'm a huge Dallas Mavs fan. What I love about Dirk Nowitzki is he has just as much talent as everyone else, if not more, and he never toots his own horn. He's this silent warrior.

I grew up being a Kobe fan, of course.