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    As the son of a former player, "There's not anything you're going to tell him in a basketball sense that he hasn't heard before." "Wesley is not unlike most kids growing up, wanting to play in the NBA ... The thing that was beneficial to him was even though that was his dream, he was able to see it up close and personal." He already has met Johnson and Pat Riley, his father's coach with the Lakers. Full Article at Salt Lake Tribune
    Wesley is not unlike most kids growing up, wanting to play in the NBA ... The thing that was beneficial to him was even though that was his dream, he was able to see it up close and personal.
    Deron Williams – Deron Williams SOURCE: Salt Lake Tribune 1 month ago
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Utah Jazz: Matthews out to make name for himself
  1. His dad was a great athlete, a very underrated player ... Nobody could keep up with him. He was so quick and had so much energy and stamina. He was just on the wrong team.
    SOURCE: Salt Lake Tribune 1 month ago
  2. I said, 'Just be your own self,' ... 'Go in there and work hard. Shoot the ball well and be a team leader. Make stuff happen.' When you've got an All-Star guard in Deron Williams, there's not a lot to do but just to play off him.
    SOURCE: Salt Lake Tribune 1 month ago
  3. It'd be a dream come true
    SOURCE: Salt Lake Tribune 1 month ago
  4. There's nothing like being a part of a world championship, back-to-back teams ... where you're able to be the best 12, 14 players in the business that year and you're able to walk and get the ring from the commissioner. There's no bigger thing than that.
    SOURCE: Salt Lake Tribune 1 month ago
  5. It's not over yet. God still has a plan for you, so continue to work hard. Don't get down. You know, be upset for a minute, but use that as fuel to the fire.
    SOURCE: Salt Lake Tribune 1 month ago
  6. I've worn it like twice. It was always too big for me, though.
    SOURCE: Salt Lake Tribune 1 month ago
  7. I don't go around bragging or boasting about it in any way, shape or form ... That was really his life. Is it something I'm proud of? Yeah. And I hope to be a part of [the NBA], too.
    SOURCE: Salt Lake Tribune 1 month ago
  8. God knows, if I was 6-foot-5, 220, I'd probably still be in the league 25 years later ... To have my son walk in my shoes, to have him live his dream, it's just overwhelming for me and I'm just proud of him.
    SOURCE: Salt Lake Tribune 1 month ago
  9. He had a lot of talent and toughness and I see those same traits in his son.
    SOURCE: Salt Lake Tribune 1 month ago
  10. I knew you when you were this big.
    SOURCE: Salt Lake Tribune 1 month ago

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