“I was taller than most of the kids. When I started playing basketball,...” — Vlade Divac Quote

I was taller than most of the kids. When I started playing basketball, my coach put me at point guard. Europeans do that sometimes.

People in the NBA, as far as Europeans or international players, they respect them now. I didn't have any respect from anybody. I had to earn my way.

I didn't like it in the beginning, but later on, if I was in Jerry West's shoes, I would do the same thing. I would trade myself for Kobe, no-brainer.

Thank God there was no yellow card in basketball because I would get a red card every game.

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.

There's a reason why Europeans take siesta in the middle of the day. It's not just because it's hot, but because it doesn't feel good to be outside or look at light when it's coming straight down overhead.

Very few cinematographers, other than the Europeans, know how to light women like they used to in the old days.

Most Europeans like the American manner of living. They've been exposed to the U.S. through American television shows.

It seems to be that southern Europeans are just more intimate socially, whereas I like a lot of personal space - like, a mile from the nearest person is fine for me.