I was stealing the ball from all the guys. Every time they dribbled the ball, I used to take it, and I'd go down the court, and I'd either lay it up myself, or I'd pass it to one of my teammates. I was getting a lot of excitement from that; I felt good about doing that.

Muggsy Bogues

I was wrestling all the way to high school, but it kind of came in the same season as basketball, so I had to pick and choose one, and I decided to go all the way with basketball.

Muggsy Bogues

I tipped one in college and dunked in high school. I can still touch the rim. I've always been a guy who has been able to get off my feet. I've still got a little hop to my game.

Muggsy Bogues

You've got to have the skills. You've got to have a great attitude because, if you don't, nobody will want to deal with you.

Muggsy Bogues

There was a TV show that came on every week called the 'Bowery Boys,' and there was a character named Muggsy. The way I played basketball and the nickname stuck with me. No one calls me Tyrone except one person: Mom!

Muggsy Bogues

That's what you want to keep sharing with the players in today's world: knowing that you represent yourself and your family each time you step on the court and to be the best at it because you never know where it leads to after it's all said and done.

Muggsy Bogues

My very first NBA game was against the Los Angeles Lakers; it was a pre-season game against Magic Johnson.

Muggsy Bogues

I have a business in North Carolina but am open to coaching or broadcasting as well. I've got four years on my contract and want to play as long as I can with my knees, but I'll let God take care of that.

Muggsy Bogues

No one knows how big your potential is, how big your heart is, when you start.

Muggsy Bogues

Being able to compete against the best, having success against the best, and to be included with the best - that's something I really relished whenever I got on the court.

Muggsy Bogues

I was 'Little Ty,' 'Little Tyrone.' I always got this negative feedback from the game of basketball.

Muggsy Bogues

I played all sports when I was young. I was into wrestling, basketball, baseball, football, and I ran track. But wrestling was my main sport because there was no criterion height-wise.

Muggsy Bogues

Give yourself a chance. Now, everyone can't play basketball. But find something you're interested in.

Muggsy Bogues

I always tell people I think my mom had me when I was 5 feet, 3 inches - I don't remember ever growing.

Muggsy Bogues

I loved the game. I loved it from the start. I was always with a basketball. I'd even dribble a basketball when I'd throw out the trash - and I got so that I could do it without spilling the trash.

Muggsy Bogues

I've never met Mr. Mark Cuban, but I tell people that I thank him more than life itself.

Muggsy Bogues

We tied the milk crates on each end of the fence, and we had our own milk crate basketball pickup game, and it was a good time 'cause we could jump off the fence and dunk the basketball. You had to be creative in order to play, and I wanted to play.

Muggsy Bogues

Wake Forest came knocking on the door, and I accepted that offer. It changed my life completely.

Muggsy Bogues

My mom always brought home a present once a week for all of us. We never felt like we ever needed anything. We never felt poor. So I never felt I had to go out and do something wrong to get money.

Muggsy Bogues

Everybody has a way to get to college. You study in high school, you do your work. There are always grants or loans that can be available. I guarantee you - if you want it, you can get it. Don't close the door on yourself.

Muggsy Bogues

Growing up as a kid in inner city of Baltimore, Maryland, the way I played the game, I used to always steal the basketball.

Muggsy Bogues