Vlade Divac

“When I came in the NBA, it was more a U.S. game. Now you can watch the NBA anywhere in the world.”

“First of all, I would love to see people remember me as a good passer, not as a good flopper. But flopping was, in some period of my career, a part of my game, especially against Shaquille O'Neal. It was the only way I could try to stop him. And I did well, I guess.”

“Success in sport comes with responsibility.”

“Kobe made an impact on basketball in a big way. He came in the League when he was 17 years old, but he was working on his game every day... The way he played, people all around the world loved the passion that he put in for basketball.”

“Wins heal everything.”

“We are trying to give something back to not just our own communities but to the communities of the world.”

“It's always a good feeling when you can help instead of just receiving help.”

“I don't enjoy playing against Shaq.”

“Love liberates you and gives you the power to make the impossible possible.”

“That's what Europe brought to the NBA: the passing skills, the shooting skills.”

“NBA is totally different in style. In NBA, we play much more aggressive, much harder. It's not time for thinking. In Europe, we play every week, one game. Here we play every second day so if you lose, you don't have time to think about losing. Just go forward.”

“People always said you shouldn't get in politics and talk about politics. But I believe the politics are all around us.”

“In soccer, you don't want to see anybody get hurt.”

“We feel we are blessed by God. We have happy lives.”

“I don't know what is flopping. I think Derek Fisher does a better job of that than I do. It's taking a charge. It's for the refs to decide.”

“I love basketball, but it's just entertainment, just business.”

“When you do something bad, you can't sleep.”

“Am I perfect? Not at all. I'm just like everybody else.”

“My generation started in big tournaments. '88 Olympics, we got silver. '89 European Championship, we got gold. 1990 World Cup in Argentina, we got gold. '91 European Championship, we got gold, and then there was a civil war, and for three years, we didn't play.”

“Throughout my professional basketball career, I have always voiced my patriotism for my native land.”