Ben Wallace Quotes

Ben Wallace

Profession : Basketball Player

Birth : September 10, 1974

It is always something special to be a standout. But I never really look at that stuff. I just go out and try to handle my business.

Ben Wallace

That is how I live my life always. I just try to improve myself and never give up at anything. I try to make the most out of the hand I have been dealt.

Ben Wallace

Washington helped me learn the game. Orlando gave me the opportunity to fight for a starting position and gave me the confidence to know I could compete in the NBA. In Detroit, I had a bond, a brotherhood with a group of guys. We stuck together. The bond we shared got us over the hump plenty of nights. We were the definition of true champions.

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One or two wrong turns where I'm from could put you on a path that's hard to reverse... We had to stick together to get through down South.

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When I became king on the court against my brothers, they stopped playing with me. When I started to learn the game, play the game and appreciate the game, I knew I had a chance to be good at it. But the Naismith Hall of Fame, that's not something you prepare for. That's taboo.

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I learned how to play the game without using my athletic abilities while playing overseas. When I got my NBA opportunity, it enhanced my fundamentals.

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I work hard, I don't complain.

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I thought I could be better than a lot of guys.

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Scoring isn't anything but a different challenge. I'm willing to take that challenge.

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I had goals I wanted to reach. I didn't want to be just an average player.

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Retirement, to me, is depressing. Depressing.

Ben Wallace

It's one of those things where it's not something you want to do; nobody wants to retire from basketball. You want to play basketball forever. Retirement is admitting to yourself and everybody else that, 'I can't do this job anymore.' For me, that's not a celebration.

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I watched my mom raise a family of 11 kids, and it was a struggle for her. I remember what that was like for her.

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You know, everyone needs somebody to talk for them every now and then.

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If you sign a big contract, everybody knows. They're going to print it in the paper. It's on ESPN. You can go online and check player salaries and all that. You're a target.

Ben Wallace

Professional athletes, most of us came from the streets. We feel like we know the streets and can pretty much protect ourselves. But now we're in a position where we're being targeted, and the stakes are just too high.

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Any time you have a coach asking you what you think and what you want to do, it makes it easy for you to go out there and do your thing.

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Everybody knows I'm not on the floor because I'm great scorer or free throw shooter. It's because I'm out there to defend and rebound.

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You don't have to be a great scorer to be successful in this league.

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I think there's guys who are coming out of college that might not be scorers but have the ability to go down in the trenches and do the dirty work. I think I give those guys a little more inspiration to go out there and work hard.

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