Top 4 Quotes & Sayings by Earl Lloyd

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American basketball player Earl Lloyd.
Last updated on April 14, 2025.
Earl Lloyd

Earl Francis Lloyd was an American professional basketball player and coach. He was the first African American player to play a game in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

One kid said to me, he said, Mr. Lloyd, we really owe you. And I explained to him, man, you owe me absolutely nothing. I said, whatever kind of career I had, it has served me well, but you do owe some people. And the people you owe are the folks who are going to come behind you. It's incumbent upon each watch โ€” when you play your 10, 11 years and you're in your group โ€” when you leave, I truly hope that you've done all you can possibly do to leave it a better place for the folks who come behind you.
You can do amazing things when people love you. โ€” ยฉ Earl Lloyd
You can do amazing things when people love you.
If you can compete, you are going to compete
My philosophy was if they weren't calling you names, you weren't doing anything.
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