Gary Payton : (6)

" Prove to them people that you should have gotten picked earlier, and then you make your money. The privilege is just getting drafted, and once you get picked, prove to them that you were supposed to be drafted. " - Gary Payton

" The thing that I regret is not having better relationships with a lot of people. Being the hard-nosed guy that I was, I think I could’ve come off a little bit better in my relationships with a lot of people, and I didn’t. " - Gary Payton

" I hope they’ll say I was one of the hardest-working basketball players on both ends of the floor. " - Gary Payton

" Seattle deserves a team. They got robbed of their basketball team. " - Gary Payton

" It’s just a great honor to even be associated with the Hall of Fame and get in. If I eventually do make it, it will be a great honor, and I don’t care if it’s the first or second time because it’s an honor for anyone to make the Hall of Fame. " - Gary Payton

" I’m not going to sit here and dwell on whether or not I am going to the Hall of Fame. " - Gary Payton