Shawn Bradley
Associated with the film Space Jam, Shawn Paul Bradley has one of the more distinctive points of cultural reference attached to any basketball player of his era.
Bradley was born on March 22, 1972, in Landstuhl, and holds citizenship in both Germany and the United States. He attended Brigham Young University and went on to work as a professional basketball player. Both English and German feature among the languages he has used across his life, reflecting his German-American background.
Beyond basketball, Bradley has also been associated with political work, giving him a public profile that extends beyond his athletic career. That combination — sports, film, and civic engagement — places him in more than one professional category. His occupations, as recorded, span basketball player and politician, making him a figure whose adult life moved through more than one kind of public role.
His association with Space Jam stands as one of the more concrete cultural facts attached to his name. As a German-American former professional basketball player educated at Brigham Young University, Bradley's life spans two countries and two languages, and his career touches on sport, popular culture, and political life.
Quotes by Shawn Bradley
I've always dreamed of going on a mission. You get a chance to go out and help other people.
Something needs to change when you start losing your focus as a missionary. You need to do something to gain that focus again.
I'm going to go out and do the best I can do. If it revolutionizes the game, it revolutionizes the game. If I don't, and I become a bench player, and that's the best that I'm ever going to be, as long as I'm giving my best, I'll be content with that.
I've had a lot of stories done on me because of my height, but that's OK. I don't feel like an exhibit. If that's what it takes to get noticed, that's fine.
