Shawn Bradley

“One of the things that's difficult about the NBA is being away from the family.”

“Something needs to change when you start losing your focus as a missionary. You need to do something to gain that focus again.”

“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 not liked how people treat you sometimes, but I love being tall.”

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

“I have had a very fun, positive experience in seminary. It's taught me a lot.”

“Playing in the NBA is more than just tough competition. It is very difficult being away from my family when we're on the road. I'm always grateful to come home to them.”

“Whatever people say, they are going to say and I can't change that. I can change how I work and how I take care of myself.”

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

“I understand what Shawn Bradley can do.”

“My mom makes my dress pants.”

“I just plan on enjoying being tall.”

“I started to think I could do just as much by playing basketball and setting a good sporting example than I could by going on the mission. But in the end I realized the mission was what was expected of me and was what would be better for me in the end.”

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

“No one likes to lose, and that includes me, and I'm having to learn to deal with that; and I'm learning to deal with the physical game too.”

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

“I'd like to get around 7-7, be as tall as Manute Bol, and someday block his shot.”

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

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

“As a professional entertainer in sports, you get a lot of real-world experience in a world that's not very real - which is a lot of what politics are.”