Meadowlark Lemon

North Carolina · born or raised1932–2015

American basketball player (1932–2015)

Born in Wilmington
Studied at Williston School

Quotations with a citation

It’s what I saw that the other kids didn’t see. Years later a man named Michael Jordan saw the same thing on the other side of town [Wilmington, North Carolina]. He didn’t make the basketball team the first time and it started a fire within him. If someone said something against him, it added another log to the fire. Basically it’s the same as what happened to me. I saw something I needed and I wanted.

Two things — one is the people you have with you — the people and players. Whether you liked them or not, they are family. And two – make people laugh.

Don’t get old, get older. Today I was in the gym when it opened at 5:30am. I’m keeping my body ready for the big dance whenever it comes.

I’ve been fortunate and most athletes are fortunate to play a game for money that they would have played for nothing.

We should forgive and keep going, because if we don’t it brings on strife and strife will eat you up from the inside.