Allan Houston
Allan Houston
Allan Wade Houstonis an American retired professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Associationfrom 1993 to 2005. He is currently the assistant general manager for the New York Knicks and the general manager for Knicks' NBA D-League team, the Westchester Knicks...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth20 April 1971
CityLouisville, KY
CountryUnited States of America
sums
I guess, ... that sums it all up.
against guys impact
He's an impact player, ... He's one of those guys that when you play against him, you say, 'Man, if we had him, it'd be nice.'
consequences execute guys themselves understand
There are so many guys that come up and have strong hearts, but they just have to understand what the consequences are and how to execute the things that they learned to make themselves successful.
child god life man relationship
First of all, as a man the most important thing you have in your life now is your child that you're carrying. That's it. Everything else comes second; personally, for me, other than your relationship with God and your wife.
bigger kids level life nba sports whether
Every NBA player, every athlete, I think once you get to this level in life, whether you have kids or you're about to have kids, understands that this is so much bigger than this sport.
basketball extremely high image meant name player raised realized relationship seven understand
Seven years ago, my father and I realized that our relationship was extremely unique, especially in the African-American community. He raised me to not only understand the fundamentals of basketball and to try to be a player with a high basketball IQ, but he wanted me to understand that my image and my name meant more than stats.
american-comedian
If it had been what was supposed to happen, it would have happened.
children issues society taught unwanted
There are so many issues in society - we talk about the violence, the drugs, the unwanted pregnancies - but at the end of the day, it comes down to what we taught our children to be.
huge life success
Success isn't always going to be a huge contract; success is going to be if you just live out your purpose in life.
biggest intensity rest work
Yeah, I do feel it, ... I think going at this intensity is new ... The biggest thing is how much rest it's going to have to have in between. That's what's going to be determined. It's still a work in progress.
god led share
God has overwhelmed me with blessings, and I am led to share them with others,
believed body emotions fans heart running strictly truly
I always said that I would be back and told the fans that I would be back, and I always truly in my heart believed that, ... But sometimes your will, your passion, your competitiveness, kind of override what your body is going through, and I was strictly running off of those emotions and that will.
allow injuries knee last possibly
Over the last two years, I have done everything I could possibly do to get back on the court, but injuries to my knee would not allow me to do it.
exhausted happen supposed
I exhausted everything, ... If it was supposed to happen it would have happened. It just was not supposed to and I'm comfortable with that.