Going to the Portland Trail Blazers, who actually took the time to invest in me, was perhaps the best thing that ever happened to me in my career. I got to a small market where I could focus on basketball, basketball, basketball. No distractions. Clyde Drexler Read Quote
I retired at 35 in ’98 and thought, ‘There’s only one place to go, and that’s downward.’ I retired at a good level. I was at peace after 15 years – I was lucky to play that long. Clyde Drexler Read Quote
Without the hand check rule, players are more likely to work their way open. Clyde Drexler Read Quote
Growing up, people will tell you that you have a better chance to become an astronaut than becoming an NBA player. So when you finally get to the NBA, you’ve beat the odds. So when you put on that jersey, everything else is downhill. Clyde Drexler Read Quote
If you’re a young man, and you’re being coached by someone like Guy Lewis, you’re going to become a better man. Clyde Drexler Read Quote
I never stopped trying to improve – after 15 years of playing, I was still trying to think of something I could do better throughout the course of the year. Clyde Drexler Read Quote
You have to understand, the Blazers and their fans had a unique relationship. I’m not sure there has ever been a love affair between an NBA team and its fan base like we had… We had good players and good citizens. Clyde Drexler Read Quote
If I had to make a choice for the Hall of Fame… I would have gone in as a Portland Trail Blazer. Clyde Drexler Read Quote
