Ben Wallace

Athlete

1974-09-10

Ben Wallace is an American former professional basketball player and executive, best known for his career with the Detroit Pistons. He is regarded as one of the greatest defensive players in NBA history.

Quotes by Ben Wallace

My family has been through a lot - just a lot of trials, tribulations and failures - and we didn't have a lot of anything besides love. So, when it came my time to do something, my family refused to let me fail. They didn't want me to fall into the trail that they followed to stay in Alabama.
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I'll tell you my legacy: I wasn't welcome. I was too small. I couldn't play the game the way they wanted me to play the game. Sound like an uneven game to me. Put me on a level playing field, and I'll show you.
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