Shawn Bradley

“I eat anything and everything.”

“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.”

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

“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.”

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

“I've played basketball most of my life, so it will probably be a little hard adjusting to life without it.”

“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 love doing things that help kids.”

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

“Whether I lived up to people's expectations of changing the game or franchise or what not, look: I went out, I worked hard, I didn't fib or lie or cheat anyone.”

“There are times when I've been struggling and I get down on myself and my game. I have to remind myself that I've loved this game my whole life and it should be fun.”

“I've had a lot of stories done on me because of my height, but that's OK. I don't feel like an exhibit. If that's what it takes to get noticed, that's fine.”

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

“Basketball's not the only thing in my life. It shouldn't be in anyone's life.”

“I just went and I worked hard and said, 'This is what I have. If you can use it, great. If not, fine.'”

“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.”

“I wear a size 16 shoe, which isn't too bad. I can't usually go into a store and buy them, but there are catalogs throughout the country for big and tall people that I can order from.”

“My job is to go out and not let the people who like me go to my head and not let the people who don't like me pull me down into a depressive state.”

“I'm going to go out and do the best I can do. If it revolutionizes the game, it revolutionizes the game. If I don't, and I become a bench player, and that's the best that I'm ever going to be, as long as I'm giving my best, I'll be content with that.”

“People said I'd revolutionize the game. Look, I made myself available and said I'd work hard and give you the best I can.”