Quotes by Allan Houston

About Allan Houston:

Allan Wade Houston is an American retired professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1993-2005. He is currently the Assistant General Manager for the New York Knicks and the General Manager for Knicks' NBA Development team, the Westchester Knicks.
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The more consistent a father can be or a mentor can be in the person's life and teach them principles of real solid manhood, character, integrity and leadership, the more consistent you can be in the person's life and teach them those things at a you...

Allan Houston

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.

Allan Houston

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.

Allan Houston

Success isn't always going to be a huge contract; success is going to be if you just live out your purpose in life.

Allan Houston

You know what I like to do? I love waking up early, making them breakfast, taking them to school, having time in the morning with them. With six kids, it's like a reality show.

Allan Houston

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...

Allan Houston

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.

Allan Houston

We don't want to put a band-aid on our problems that we keep talking about in society; we want to get down to the nitty gritty and do some surgery.

Allan Houston

If it had been what was supposed to happen, it would have happened.

Allan Houston

What you do on the court, off the court, in the classroom, it's all the same. Your habits, the way you treat class, your relationships - it's all the same. Do it right or don't do it.

Allan Houston

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.

Allan Houston

Author Bio

  • NameAllan Houston
  • DescriptionBasketball player
  • BornApril 20, 1971
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionSportsperson; Basketball Player