I'm from Denver, and basketball there isn't near what it is out in Chicago or Detroit or L.A. There weren't that many great players to come out of the area; I was the best player in high school. I was Player of the Year four straight years for the state. As a freshman, I was State Player of the Year; I was Mr. Everything, so I was a phenom.

Chauncey Billups

We were living in Denver, Colorado, and I was teaching high school. I asked the kids to write a short story, so I thought I should write some myself.

Adrian McKinty

Write Were Tory

The winters in Denver are brutal; it snows from the end of October to April.

Adrian McKinty

Winters Winter Win

I speak with a Northern Irish accent with a tinge of New York. My wife has a bit of a Boston accent; my oldest daughter talks with a Denver accent, and my youngest has a true blue Aussie accent. It's complicated.

Adrian McKinty

Youngest Young You

My early childhood was spent in Newark, New Jersey, but my family moved to Denver when I was 12.

Anita Diament

War Family T

I was born and raised in Denver, CO.

Annaleigh Ashford

Raised Raise I Was Born

My first big show in Denver was 'Ruthless! The Musical.' I played Tina Denmark at the Theatre on Broadway. It was my big break!

Annaleigh Ashford

Music Way Us

My CD, my first release, was at the Comedy Works in Denver, one of the best clubs in the country.

Ari Shaffir

Work Works UN

Maybe we should have known that night in Denver that things that begin with plywood Greek columns and artificial smoke typically don't end well. Maybe the Hollywood stars and the glamour blinded us a little: you thought it was the glare, some of us thought it was a halo.

Artur Davis

Art You Wood

I was born and raised in Denver, went to school there, went to college there, and I've been on the same team for seven years, and I kind of found myself going through the motions a little bit.

Brendan Schaub

Years Year UN

I'm too busy with entertainment to think about anything else. No one knows this sport better than I do. I've been a fan of this sport since UFC 1 in Denver. I've followed this sport, I've been obsessed with this sport, I've trained with the best of the best, and I've fought the best of the best.

Brendan Schaub

Men Wit Wed

My very first competition was at the end of 2005. Honestly, I just looked it up online and tried to find something local, because I had no idea how to do it or where to start. I did Denver's Strongest Man here in Colorado, and I won.

Brian Shaw

Pet Art Won

My lone concussion occurred in 2003 against Denver. I was spinning off block and right when I spun, I hit Clinton Portis with my head turned sideways. I hit him and I hit the ground. That was first big one where I was like 'Whoa.' Back then, it was no big deal.

Brian Urlacher

Wit Who Where

What does it tell you that applications for guns since the shooting are up 41 percent in Colorado, and that our cameras found about 50 people in line at one gun shop yesterday outside Denver?

Brian Williams

You Yesterday Yes

I have nothing but love for my time I spent in Denver, and appreciation, and gratitude.

Brock Osweiler

Time Love Tim

I'm very thankful; I'm very appreciative for everything that the Denver Broncos organization has done for me.

Brock Osweiler

Thankful Very Thing

I could probably stand up and have a press conference and thank 100 guys within that Denver organization, along with all those teammates I played with.

Brock Osweiler

Within Wit Up

I have great respect for Greg Knapp, who was my quarterbacks coach in Denver for three years. He taught me so much about playing quarterback in the NFL and made me a better football player.

Brock Osweiler

Respect Great Art

I've always approached the game, going back to when I got drafted in 2012 to Denver, like I was going to be the starter. That's how you have to prepare, whether you are first string, second string or third string, because you never know when something is going to happen to the guy in front of you.

Brock Osweiler

Art You Whether

I had a tremendous four seasons there in Denver, and you know, those are four years that I'll always hold very close to my heart.

Brock Osweiler

Men Art You

If I am ever the starter of the Denver Broncos, I want it to be because I earned it.

Brock Osweiler

Art Want Use

Denver is home to me, and to be recognized for my achievements in the sports community here is a great honor.

Carmelo Anthony

I'm from Denver, and basketball there isn't near what it is out in Chicago or Detroit or L.A. There weren't that many great players to come out of the area; I was the best player in high school. I was Player of the Year four straight years for the state. As a freshman, I was State Player of the Year; I was Mr. Everything, so I was a phenom.

Chauncey Billups

I got 'Smooth' when I was growing up. I got 'Bigshot' playing in Detroit. People who know me from Denver call me 'Smooth.'

Chauncey Billups

To be able to bring a championship back to Denver means everything.

Chris Harris, Jr.

I may have gotten my first job from 'Backstage.' I remember going to the Equity offices, and I signed up for an audition. I left. I was grabbing a coffee somewhere and looking at 'Backstage' and saw that there was an audition for another project going on at the same time. It was called 'Almost Heaven: The Songs of John Denver.'

Colin Donnell

Starting in the third grade, my dad had me read the 'Denver Post.' I had to discuss two articles with him before dinner, and we would also watch '60 Minutes' together.

Dana Perino

What's Denver's feel? I know there're mountains, and people in western hats, but I never got a good sense of the city.

Darin Strauss

I'm tired of politicians saying one thing to get elected and then going to Washington, D.C., or Denver or wherever and completely forgetting about you.

Darryl Glenn

My biggest regret in life is that I didn't hit John Denver in the mouth while I has the chance.

Denis Leary

I love Denver.

Dianne Reeves

Every day, the sun comes out and the sky's always blue. That's what I miss about Denver.

Dikembe Mutombo

John Denver I listened to when I was in elementary school.

Eric Close

In France, I'm not going to say the audience will laugh for nothing, but you could compare the response I get to the response Louis CK or Chris Rock would get if they go up in a club in Denver tonight.

Gad Elmaleh

Growing up in Denver, I'm sure it started with loving the Colorado mountains.

Gale Norton

Every year I go to Denver, usually between June and August. I hire a car and head up to the Rocky Mountain National Park, about a three-hour drive. It's my idea of heaven on earth and just talking about it puts me in a good mood.

Gavin Esler

I listened to John Denver and Simon & Garfunkel. Edith Piaf was a huge favourite. Then I discovered musicals - I loved 'Les Miserables' - and, at about 14, I started listening to David Gray.

Gin Wigmore

We just love Denver. The love and support from people here is amazing.

GRiZ

In Denver, all we really had was pop radio, so I grew up on all that late '70s pop stuff - Billy Joel, James Taylor, Lionel Richie, Elton John, Steve Miller and Toto. Great love songs and really hooky and melodic music - I have all of that stuff in my heart.

India Arie

I was raised in Denver with the Nuggets.

Ivan Moody

I felt I could have been the kind of player Denver needed, but there were too many things going on with the team.

Jalen Rose

My district is centered around the progressive college town of Boulder, Colorado, and the high-tech U.S. 36 corridor. It goes from the well-established suburbs of northwest Denver in Adams County to the beautiful mountain towns of Vail and Breckenridge and the majestic Western Slope of the Rocky Mountains.

Jared Polis

LaGuardia Airport is tiny compared to its sleek modern counterparts, like Atlanta or Denver with their endless parallel runways spread over thousands of acres.

Jeanne Marie Laskas

After I started singing, I'd go to my dad's records I grew up with in his house listening to: Gordon Lightfoot, John Denver, the Carpenters, Bob Seger, Neil Diamond, voices that resonate with you, that you know who they are right away.

Jeff Gutt

The time of year I love the weather the most here is the fall, and I've never really gotten to experience the mountains and Denver in the fall because I was always playing and traveling.

Joe Sakic

Here in Denver, we want to thank Jeremy Jacobs for the way he runs his business. Otherwise, we wouldn't have gotten Ray Bourque and won a Stanley Cup.

Joe Sakic

I grew up with 'The Denver Post' and the 'Golden Transcript.' There was never a moment that I thought I'd work at the 'New York Times.' My goal, starting out, was just to see if I could be a journalist.

John Branch

I'm happy with the Arena Football League right now. I'm happy in Denver.

John Elway

Most of the bad things that have happened to me happened in Denver.

John Grant

In 1999, I found myself the unlikely leader of a community-based effort to protect what was arguably Colorado's most important brand, and one once thought to be untouchable: the 'Mile High' part of Denver's Mile High Stadium.

John Hickenlooper

Given that, and assuming that we begin to adjust to issues like climate change and the greenhouse effect, Denver's location in the center of the country becomes a tremendous advantage.

John Hickenlooper