Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Shawn Bradley - Page 2

Basketball is fun and you can play with intensity and smile too.

When you get drafted and sign a large contract, people expect results right away.

I eat anything and everything.

I've just got to remember who I am, what I stand for and where I come from, and I'll be all right.

I've always believed in the concept that you are a different person on the court than you are off. I understand how that works.

Any time you establish new territory for yourself, you've got to feel good.

Don't let people take advantage of you because they will.

Getting booed wasn't fun. I didn't like it at all.

I followed the Jazz as a kid.

Of course a trade with Utah would make me happy. I grew up there.

I love being who I am. And I would not trade it for anything.

I'll continue to work hard, and if I do that, good things are going to happen.

If I was any different than I am I wouldn't be who I am, and that includes being 7-foot-6. I wouldn't be me. And I don't want to change that.

My role is to be a defensive player, and that's what I try to do. Whatever offense comes to me is a plus.

I'm utilized for playing defense, blocking shots and getting rebounds.

Shaq's tough.

When It comes to choosing a college or choosing a direction in life, you only have to please yourself.

All my life, growing up in the church, I always planned on going on a mission. There are certain missions where you get a chance to play ball. If I get one of those, great. But I'm going where they want me to go. I'll mature, and not just physically.

You don't play the game to lose. But I also understand that if people are giving their 100% effort, giving it all they've got, it's going to be accepted.

Sometimes change is what's needed.

I get pretty pumped up when I block shots. I have good timing and I go after it pretty good.

I'm not Abdul-Jabbar or Pat Ewing or Mark Eaton. I'm Shawn Bradley and I'm going to do my best each time I step on the court. When the game is over, it's over.

I'm always getting a lot of second looks. People look at me funny. It's like, 'Are you from a different planet?'

I always knew that if I kept working and trying to improve, good things would happen.

All my life, my church, my family, my friends have always told me to have high self-esteem... to think well of myself. And that's what I've done.

My mom taught me she loved me and God loved me and nothing else mattered.

If you put the Lord first in your life, he takes care of you. He might not take care of you now. But when it comes time to stand before him and be judged according to our works in this world, he is a just God.

I just believe you make the best of what you have. So I have to duck through a few doorways or wait a little bit extra to find a new pair of pants. I think it's worth it.

The girl I took to the prom was 5-4. When we slow-danced, she stood on a chair.

A lot of coaches say to me, 'We're kind of hesitant to recruit you because you're going to BYU.' I tell them, 'I'm keeping my mind open. BYU is a nice place, but I could go anywhere.

I enjoyed doing 'Space Jam' and maybe I'll do a milk commercial some day, but I'm not into that stuff.

I enjoy blocking shots. It's kind of a rush.

People have always talked about me. People always made fun of me, my whole life. It's always something that's been there. I learned to deal with it at a young age. And as I grew up and it became more prevalent in my life, I was able to control it because I was prepared for each step.

I have been tall a long time and learned to deal with it at a young age.

My goal is to be the best I can be for as long as I can, wherever I play.

Some lady asked me once, 'Is it hotter because you're closer to the sun?' She was dead serious. People are strange. But I love being tall and I wouldn't trade it for anything.

I was made welcome in New Jersey. They were excited to have me. They told me they expected me to have bad games, and they expected me to have good games. That allowed me to gain confidence and continue to get better.

When you get on the court, it's business. And you take care of business.

I love being tall. I see guys who don't handle it so well, like that Dwayne Schintzius of Florida. I don't want to sound ignorant or anything, but that guy's got a problem.

Physical play is part of the game.