"What you are as a person is far more important than what you are as a basketball player" This quote explains/means that no matter how good you are at something, it doesn't surpass you and how you truly are as a person. For example if you are a murderer and kill people but you're really good at playing soccer doesn't mean you're a good person. The most important thing that matters is who you are as a person. This quote comes from a famous basketball coach that comes from UCLA. He is also known for this quote. A lot of people think that just because they are talented at a certain subject it doesn't matter how they act as a person. I very much agree with this quote. I like to think that i relate to this quote. By that i mean is that i have no talent whatsoever but i am a very caring about others and i like who i am as a person.