Top 5 Quotes & Sayings by Udonis Haslem

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American athlete Udonis Haslem.
Last updated on December 22, 2024.
Udonis Haslem

Udonis Johneal Haslem is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Florida Gators, where he was a key member of four NCAA tournament teams. Haslem began his professional career in France with Chalon-sur-Saône and then signed with his hometown Miami Heat in 2003 and has become the longest tenured Heat player in franchise history. He has also won three NBA championships while playing for the Heat.

The Heat gave me an opportunity when nobody else wanted to. — © Udonis Haslem
The Heat gave me an opportunity when nobody else wanted to.
A lot of people look at playing overseas as a step down from the NBA. And, yes it is a step down from the NBA money-wise, but there is just as good of talent overseas as in the NBA. Not better talent.
Anytime you have a Pat Riley running things, calling the shots, you are not going to question things because he has been through it. He knows what it is all about and what it takes to win. All we have to do on our end is play basketball because we know the right calls and the right decisions are going to be made up top.
My work ethic I learned at Miami High, and I have taken that with me.
I've learned a lot from the experiences that I went through in high school, through college and overseas, and just everything in life. That is what prepared me for coming into the NBA, being undersized, no recognition, not getting anything easy, and I have been fortunate to prosper in this league.
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