118 Quotes by Toni Kukoc

It's very tough to build a championship team. It takes time and good players, and you have to get lucky as well.

You never know when people with sick minds can destroy your life. It doesn't matter how well life is going on for you that moment. If that can't happen in the middle of New York City, it can happen anywhere else. If the terrorists can hit the Pentagon or the White House I don't see where it's safe.

I'm not a political man. I'm a basketball player. So that's what I have to do first. But second, I will try to help my country because I am a Croatian.

I worry for the future of the world. For my children.

Everything about me is Croatian.

I mean, if you're going to get traded, you're always looking for a good team to play with.

My uncle was almost hit by a sniper while dropping his son at basketball practice.

Michael will always, to me, be the best player ever. He changed the game. He made it global. Every player today should tip their hat to him.

I understood I would have to earn respect. I was coming to the best team in the world. You have to put aside all your accolades and pride. It doesn't matter if you were good in Europe. I was OK with that.