David Lee
David Lee
NBA forward who spent five years each with the New York Knicks and Golden State Warriors before a 2015 trade sent him to the Boston Celtics. He helped the Warriors win the NBA Championship in 2015.
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth29 April 1983
CitySt. Louis, MO
CountryUnited States of America
born brought children electrical elementary england immigrants jewish late parents school states teacher trained united york
My parents were born and brought up in New York City. My father was trained as an electrical engineer, and my mother was an elementary school teacher. They were the children of Jewish immigrants who had come to the United States from England and Lithuania in the late 1800s.
chance experience goals graduate happy immersed life marvelous period physics pursuing school similar surrounded thoroughly
I look back upon graduate school as being a very happy period in my life. The chance to be thoroughly immersed in physics and to be surrounded by friends pursuing similar goals was a marvelous experience.
asia believe biggest chinese community great importance parade people symbol united
This is a very important community, and what this community thinks, how it feels, is of great importance to people in Asia Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and so forth. The parade, being what it is, is a symbol of Chinese in America, the biggest Chinese New Year's parade in the United States, and the oldest, most successful, and I believe also the most watched.
chance felt given time winning
I'd give that up for winning right now. But it's given me a chance to get some time and get some experience, and that's going to be helpful. ... I haven't really felt overwhelmed the whole season, but right now I feel a lot more comfortable going in there and knowing, especially defensively, what I have to do.
particular surface
All these things were on her mind, stewing and stewing. And all these things boiled to the surface in one particular moment.
science understanding
The discovery of superfluidity opened up a new understanding in the science world.
american-musician
It doesn't get better, it doesn't get worse, but it sure gets different!
admired everybody fries hamburger invented man ray
I always admired Ray Kroc, the man who invented McDonald's. Ray had a vision of the most commonplace thing - a hamburger and fries to go - but to him it was just the greatest thing ever, and he was going to make it the greatest thing ever for everybody else, and he did.
american-musician
I used to have a drug problem, now I make enough money.
song men blue
The travels before and after the tour are what add up to what you're doing. You are really called into service - and it's the service industry man, it's blue collar man, I'm sweating by the second song. It's construction work from that second song on.
song thinking want
I think very frequently, musicians become a victim of every song they sing. I like all kinds of recreation. It's aggressive. I want to be part of everything.
teenager self tragedy
Self-tragedy is always a great way to dramatize yourself - ask any teenager.
years the-end-of-the-day dinner
Whether I'm on for a day or whether I'm on for a year, at the end of the day, I sing for my dinner.
creating lenses attention
I'm a natural behind the camera. My attentions are more toward behind the scenes, more toward creating, producing, and directing what's going on here. When I finally do pop in front of the lens, I'm genuinely glad and relieved to be there.