Vince Carter  
 

“There’s a lot of pressure being ‘The Next Man.’ I’m my own person and I want to establish my own identity."

“I take a lot of favorite moves from great players and add them to my repertoire.”

“I like to smile, even in intense situations. My opponents don't know how to react when they see me smile.”

“My parents are my inspiration. Believe it or not, they’re my personal coaches. After every game I still call them and get their take on how I played.”

“Life’s not real easy right now. But I guess I’d rather have it this way than not at all.”

“In high school, the greatest moment was winning the state playoffs. In college, it was making the Final Four. In the pros? To be continued!”

“We are going to make it happen...we want to make Toronto a basketball city.”

"[When you're on fire] it feels like nobody's out there, you're playing by yourself. You don't care how good a defender is guarding you."

 

 




Vince Carter, 2001 SLAM Magazine

 

 

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