Yugoslavia is a little country, and everybody likes basketball. If I don’t play for my national team, everybody be sad. Vlade Divac Read Quote
Well, I tried to play defense. But when they did call a foul on Shaq, I tried to make sure they called a foul. Vlade Divac Read Quote
Since the age of 12, I was on my own. Everything I do, I get my parents’ support. Vlade Divac Read Quote
I’m a Yugoslavian who loves America – my kids are Americans, you know. They’re always going to be half and half because they were born here and, I hope, live here, but they will always have a background of Yugoslavian. I’m still a Serbian, but with an American lifestyle. Vlade Divac Read Quote
NBA is totally different in style. In NBA, we play much more aggressive, much harder. It’s not time for thinking. In Europe, we play every week, one game. Here we play every second day so if you lose, you don’t have time to think about losing. Just go forward. Vlade Divac Read Quote
I thought, ‘I’m going to play in Yugoslavia, then I’ll go to play in Italy or Spain.’ Then I’ll be 28 or 29 and I’ll try NBA. I never thought I can play in NBA because NBA was totally different world for us in Europe. Vlade Divac Read Quote
Because I play in NBA, I am like ambassador of Yugoslavia. Los Angeles before, nobody hear of Yugoslavia. Now I think much people who look at basketball hear of Yugoslavia. Vlade Divac Read Quote
I like geography. I think I know every country in the world. If someone from another country plays for my team, I will know where he is from. Vlade Divac Read Quote
