A biography for Shawn Bradleyhasn’t been written yet.
“I'm always getting a lot of second looks. People look at me funny. It's like, 'Are you from a different planet?'”
“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'm utilized for playing defense, blocking shots and getting rebounds.”
“It is exciting to be recruited by North Carolina, UCLA, Syracuse and other schools that have won many national championships. But as I prayed about it and talked with my family, I felt that BYU was the best place for me.”
“I know there are people out there that no matter what I do, say or become, they're not going to like me. Conversely, there's going to be people that no matter what I do, say or become, they're going to love me.”
“I always knew that if I kept working and trying to improve, good things would happen.”
“The times you have to get up in the middle of the night and hold one of your children because they're scared of the lightning. Or changing diapers. That togetherness far outweighs the times you don't get to sleep in.”
“You want to go out and do the best you can do - then you're successful, no matter how it all turns out.”
“I know what I'm all about.”
“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.”
“I have been tall a long time and learned to deal with it at a young age.”
“Physical play is part of the game.”
“Well, you know what, I was who I am and I'm not going to change that.”
“My first baby toy was a basketball and ever since, I've had a basketball in my hands.”
“Going to the draft, I took two years off to serve my church and my God. There were no secrets, there was no deception; I didn't ask anyone to be drafted No. 2.”
“Nothing that's worth getting out of life comes easy.”
“I enjoyed doing 'Space Jam' and maybe I'll do a milk commercial some day, but I'm not into that stuff.”
“I'm not going to lie to you, it's a lot nicer to have cheers rather than boos.”
“Of course a trade with Utah would make me happy. I grew up there.”