Alonzo Mourning Quotes

• You can play a particular sport as long as you take good care of your body and you’re confident enough and still have that hunger to where you want to be a part of an organization, a group of individuals where you feel you can contribute to the success of that team.

  Alonzo Mourning

• When the new ownership came in, they made some decisions I wasn’t pleased with. And when they changed the whole aspect of it, I just totally lost interest.

  Alonzo Mourning

• We got babies raising babies, and its important for us as responsible adults to go out and do what we can to make sure that our kids are steered in the right direction.

  Alonzo Mourning

• Tough times don’t last, but tough people do. And I’ve been through some tough times, and I know a lot of people can recall tough times, and maybe are going through some tough times right now, but they don’t last.

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• There’s nobody else on the face of this earth that’s playing a sport at a highest level… with a transplant. That alone continues to inspire me, because I realize throughout the whole world the struggles that people are going through. I need to inspire them the best way I can.

  Alonzo Mourning

• There’s a disappointment there because I still feel there’s an emptiness in my career that just wasn’t filled.

  Alonzo Mourning

• So many people feel that once you reach a certain age then it’s time for you to retire from a sport you love. I don’t think that’s true at all. I think age should not dictate that.

  Alonzo Mourning

• Once my doctor began treating my kidney disease, my greatest challenge was the constant exhaustion. Fortunately, my doctor explained that anemia was causing my exhaustion and that people with serious illnesses, like kidney disease, may be at increased risk for anemia.

  Alonzo Mourning

• My health is the No. 1 concern and my longevity is the No. 1 concern.

  Alonzo Mourning

• If we all make a concerted effort and try to improve the life of someone else, then this world would be a better place to live in.

  Alonzo Mourning

• If I would have listened to other people back in 2000 telling me I should have stopped playing basketball because of a kidney disease, I wouldn’t have won a world championship.

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• I’ve got to worry about Alonzo Mourning, because a year or two ago there was a chance that Alonzo Mourning wouldn’t be standing here talking to you. That’s the cold reality of it.

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• I’ve got to make some decisions just like any other player that has ever played this game, that eventually the clock stops, their basketball clock stops.

  Alonzo Mourning

• I’m excited about what the future will bring and I think the best is yet to come.

  Alonzo Mourning

• I was hurting. I had some ailments I was dealing with. It’s not like I was holding out.

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• I want to live 50 more years. I’m 33 years old… and I want to live to at least be 80 and see my kids grow up and see my grandkids. That’s important to me.

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• I think in every lesson there’s a blessing, and there’s so many blessings from all the lessons I’ve had to go through in life.

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• I listen to myself, I listen to my body, my mind; I follow my heart.

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• I know that all good things must come to an end and I’ve had an incredible ride. I just want to end it on the right note.

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• I have an incredible amount of basketball knowledge, and I think a lot of that is derived from having a Hall of Fame college basketball coach who was very knowledgeable of the game and I had a great high school coach who was also very knowledgeable.

  Alonzo Mourning

Alonzo Mourning (27)

Birth:	8th February, 1970
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Basketball Player

About

Alonzo Harding Mourning, Jr. is an American former professional basketball player, who played most of his 15-year NBA career for the Miami Heat. Nicknamed "Zo", Mourning played at center. His tenacity on defense twice earned him NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award and perennially placed him on the NBA All-Defensive Team. He made a comeback after undergoing a kidney transplant and later won the 2006 NBA Championship with the Heat. He has also played for the Charlotte Hornets and New Jersey Nets. On March 30, 2009, Mourning became the first Miami Heat player to have his number retired.

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