Grant Hill
Grant Hill
Grant Henry Hillis an American retired basketball player. Hill played for four teams in his professional career in the National Basketball Association; the Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, Phoenix Suns, and Los Angeles Clippers...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth5 October 1972
CountryUnited States of America
dave worked
I think the world of Dave Griffin. I worked with him in Phoenix, got to know him very well, and consider him a friend.
continue duke opportunity start
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.
aware signed thinking
I was keenly aware when I was drafted, when I signed my first contract; immediately, I was thinking about the end.
popular title
It wasn't popular for college athletics to embrace Title IX.
infection time
I had a MRSA infection on my ankle. At the time, I had never heard of MRSA. I didn't really know a whole lot about it. It really scared me.
school
I was on the board at my children's school in Phoenix: I was Mr. Daddy Daycare.
gain information knowledge people
There's a wealth of information and knowledge you can gain from sitting down with people who are successful.
parenting appreciate littles
Parents, they're strict on you when you're little, and you don't understand why. But as you get older, you understand and you appreciate it.
sports proving-yourself great-things
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.
player excellence black
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.
basketball college nba
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.
basketball boxes outside-the-box
I tried to make a point of doing things outside the box, of not having basketball consume me.
sports memories garden
Cameron Indoor Stadium is a special place in sports and there's really nothing else out there quite like it. Anytime I'm inside Cameron, I've got memories. Cameron is like Yankee Stadium or the old Boston Garden.
basketball stress people
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.