“I had to earn the respect from everybody, from referees to opponents, ...” — Vlade Divac Quote

I had to earn the respect from everybody, from referees to opponents, but my teammates, they saw some European guy coming here and I had to prove myself. Luckily, I proved myself, but with big help from the entire Lakers organization.

I am thankful to the Kings organization, all the Kings fans, my family and all the people who supported me throughout my career.

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

I left my home, and it was the most beautiful country in the world in my eyes, and I was always happy in the summertime to go back. And then suddenly, the civil war starts, and you just worry first about your family and friends, and then an entire nation.

You work to earn money. But in Japan, that idea has a bad image, and you're not supposed to say that.

Everything I've gotten, I've had to work twice as hard to earn.

I don't have to justify myself. I work a lot and I earn a lot.

We've got to make our opponents earn everything they get.

Any nominee is going to have to earn my support.