Jason Williams Biography

Occup.	Athlete
From	USA
Born	November 18, 1975
Age	49 years

Jason Williams, born on November 18, 1975, in Belle, West Virginia, is a retired American expert basketball player who gained fame with his extraordinary ball-handling skills as well as imaginative passes. Often known by his label "White Delicious chocolate", Williams took pleasure in a successful NBA occupation that started with the Sacramento Kings and also entailed time at the Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Warm, as well as Orlando Magic.

Williams is the kid of Terry and Brenda Williams and has a younger sibling called Shawn. Jason created an interest in basketball from a young age, investing many hours exercising his abilities at local play areas. Williams went to DuPont High School in his hometown, where he excelled in basketball, making West Virginia Player of the Year honors in 1994. After his senior high school career, Williams registered at Marshall University before moving to the University of Florida in 1996.

While at the University of Florida, Williams took pleasure in a noteworthy college basketball occupation. In 1997, he was called to the All-SEC first team and also the All-NCAA Tournament group, leading the Gators to the Sweet Sixteen. His quick rise as a point player did not go undetected, and also by the summertime of 1998, he was encouraged to enter the NBA draft.

Jason Williams was picked by the Sacramento Kings in the first round of the 1998 NBA draft, as well as he swiftly obtained fans as a result of his fancy as well as innovative style of play, commonly supplying highlight-reel passes and also magnificent dribbling steps. With colleagues like Chris Webber, Patha Stojakovic, and Vlade Divac, Williams belonged of a gifted Kings group that secured multiple playoff berths in the very early 2000s.

In 2001, Williams was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies, where he invested four seasons as well as assisted the team reach the playoffs for the very first time in franchise background. The Miami Heat got Williams in 2005, and also his time with the team led to his very first and only NBA champion in 2006, together with Dwyane Wade as well as Shaquille O'Neal. Williams invested one more period in Miami before signing with the Orlando Magic in 2009.

After a season with the Magic, Williams relinquished specialist basketball in 2011. Throughout his job, he earned different awards, including an All-Rookie First Team honor, several playoff appearances, and also a place on the NBA All-Star team in 2000.

Williams wed his wife, Denika, in 2003, and also the pair has three children with each other. Post-retirement, Williams has actually kept a reasonably low account, occasionally participating in fundraiser as well as graduates video games. Williams is typically appreciated as one of the most enjoyable as well as proficient point player in NBA history, entertaining followers with his unique design of play that left a remarkable mark on the sport of basketball.

Our collection contains 4 quotes who is written / told by Jason.

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4 Famous quotes by Jason Williams

"Everybody says that it takes a loss to lose and I think it did take a loss for us to lose in a sense. But overall, when we win games here at Duke, and we don't play well, we might as well have lost the game"

"I'm not letting him write anything. I didn't do anything. I just took his pen"

"We play fair and we play hard. If we win the game we win, if we lose the game, we lose"

"I think that the opportunity to be a kid another year and not have to not worry about the responsibilities of paying bills, and worry about getting an agent and worry about getting an accountant was important"