Quotes by Grant Hill

About Grant Hill:

Grant Henry Hill is a retired American basketball player. Hill played for four teams in his professional career in the National Basketball Association (NBA); the Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, Phoenix Suns, and Los Angeles Clippers.
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I want to do the best I can and let everyone else worry about legacies.

Grant Hill

My teammates at Duke - all of them, black and white - were a band of brothers who came together to play at the highest level for the best coach in basketball.

Grant Hill

I am proud of my family. I am proud of my Duke championships and all my Duke teammates. And, I am proud I never lost a game against the Fab Five.

Grant Hill

Every year you suit up, you play for a championship. Some years, some teams... it was very few times I think I played on that realistically had a chance.

Grant Hill

The great thing about sports is you constantly have to prove yourself. You constantly have to go out there and do it, day in and day out.

Grant Hill

Obviously, drafts sometimes are good ones, or bad ones; I think you can get a good, quality player late in the lottery.

Grant Hill

I like to think of myself as a pretty good athlete, I don't think I'm a great sprinter, but 200, 400, maybe 800. I won't say excel in them, but I'd do pretty good.

Grant Hill

There's a wealth of information and knowledge you can gain from sitting down with people who are successful.

Grant Hill

People don't realize the amount of stress you put on your body both physically and mentally from just the wear and tear of a season.

Grant Hill

I was on the board at my children's school in Phoenix: I was Mr. Daddy Daycare.

Grant Hill

I had the opportunity at Duke to start doing things in the community, and it's something I continue to do even 20 years later.

Grant Hill

I tried to make a point of doing things outside the box, of not having basketball consume me.

Grant Hill

I was keenly aware when I was drafted, when I signed my first contract; immediately, I was thinking about the end.

Grant Hill

I know most of the black players who preceded and followed me at Duke. They all contribute to our tradition of excellence on the court.

Grant Hill

It's not easy for a freshman, especially not at Duke.

Grant Hill

I think the world of Dave Griffin. I worked with him in Phoenix, got to know him very well, and consider him a friend.

Grant Hill

It wasn't popular for college athletics to embrace Title IX.

Grant Hill

The accomplishments in college and even in the pros are more in my mind because you constantly see Duke on TV during basketball season. You constantly see the NBA.

Grant Hill

Yelling doesn't get your point across, it only makes it louder.

Grant Hill

I've done a lot of basketball drills, not a whole lot of competitive stuff. I have basically been in the gym everyday working on my game, working on the time off that I've had from the game, just getting myself prepared mentally and physically for th...

Grant Hill

Author Bio

  • NameGrant Hill
  • Descriptionretired American basketball player
  • BornOctober 5, 1972
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionSportsperson; Art Collector; Basketball Player