Clyde Drexler's Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Speech
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- Clyde Drexler delivers his speech upon being enshrined to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2004. To learn more about Clyde Drexler take a look at his official Hall of Fame bio at www.hoophall.co...
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Impossible not to like dude. So gracious and humble.
Never heard anyone say anything bad about Clyde, from Portland.
@@bitcoinethereum9702 they did by saying man wasn't that great. He also got hate coming to Houston in 94-95 season...
@@panafrocanam2100The man was a great player and Houston doesn't win #2 without him.
I went to the Hall of Fame 2010 induction cerimony along with my family, as grandson of brazilian player Ubiratan Maciel. When leaving the hotel to the Springfield Symphony Hall for the cerimony, me and my mom got into a bus that, besides the driver, the only passenger was Clyde. I was 12 and unfortunately didnt knew who he was, but as soon as I got inside the bus, man, what a humble person and beautiful human being the man proved to be. With such class, he took off his hall of famer ring and did let me see it with my own hands, and when I asked his name he laughed with joy and said “im your friend Clyde the glyde , young man”. Got a picture with him and my mom, and still remember this moment with such happiness.
Met him a couple years ago he cussed me out and ignored me
humble and classy. just what you want from a legend
Clyde is the ONLY player in NBA History with over 20,000 Points over 6,000 Assists and Rebounds and Over 2,000 Steals--pretty good numbers..
Now, LBJ made it to another level.. I think he's going for 35K pts 10K ast and reb, and 2.5K stls...
@@lamefart Lonzo Ball "Hold my beer"
He could do it all like Harper. Greatness.
Those two were DANGEROUS Guards, and insane posterizers.
@@bitcoinethereum9702 yah right
@@lamefart LBJ doing that with a non-physical game with rule changes to make it easier. The 80s and 90s were a wild time.
The Glide walked in by Dr. J. What a huge compliment.
My favorite player from the first time I saw him play in 1982. Clyde wasn't a showboat or arrogant. His talking was through his performance on the court. Total class act!
I'm so fascinated with Drexler i need more interviews with him.. So unique and intelligent.
A man on and off the court. Well deserved, Mr. Drexler, well deserved!
Blazer fan going back to the early 80's. DreXler is a great...on the court and off. Humble. Generous. Kind. We could use more guys like him in the NBA today.
How great it would be if all professional athletes had this humility and class.
CLYDE " THE GLYDE " DREXLER !!!
He is amazing. He simply had the misfortune of being a sg in michael’s era. Any other era, he would DOMINATE he is that good. 2nd best sg imo
Here here.
Still won a championship with the rockets
It was special that he won it with Hakeem.
I agree 💯
Still got a ring but I think kobe took that second best SG spot he top 5 SG's all time tho
Clyde Drexler was a class act. Period.
Clyde made my childhood special 82 + days a year.. Portland was lucky to get watch him.
One of the most underrated players of all time. I've always seen similarities between Drexler and Dr.J so it's cool to see that they're so linked. I never knew that.
My favorite player of all time!!!!! When Clyde ran down the court and put that head down towards the ground he was goin to the rim.........Miss watching the Glyde!!!!!!
Watch him whenever you want---on You Tube ! Most of his playoff & finals games are there.
He damn showl had dat head down
Clyde Drexler has so much class, not necessarily as a sportman but as a human being I mean. He's mysterious, smart, modest and hypnotizing. A real man.
My childhood favorite player. Thanks Clyde for the great memories you were my inspiration and one of the reasons I love this great and beautiful game
Little known fact.... My hero .... Clyde the Glide Drexler.... Wore # 23 freshman year in college with the Houston Cougars. Never seen anything like him before and watching his highlights always brings joy, even when he was with the Rockets.
It was such a privilege watching The Glide with his Portland teammates in the early 90s - Terry Porter, Jerome Kersey, Buck Williams, Kevin Duckworth, Cliff Robinson and others with Rick Adelman as their coach. Two NBA finals.
RIP CITY BABY!!!
love that team
My favorite player of all time, thank you!!
My FAVORITE PLAYER of ALL TIME. Clyde Drexler 22 CLASS and AGILITY
My all time favorite player Dr. J and my 80s-90s favorite player The Glide.
My fav player. one handed slam, fast breaks and the cocky layer ups. I was actually nicknamed Clyde Drexler in high school .
Sure you were.
can i take picture with you ?
Clyde is divine... my idol and reference of how to be a player! Here is a bit of why he is so great as a person!
Clyde is so underappreciated everywhere but Portland. About time he gets more respect from everyone
We love him here... I Got Clyde drexler awards in Portland schools as a kid.
great speech! WOW, one of the best speeches of all the HOFers! Class and great character, great family man!
He is a very humble man and an NBA player. Truly, a superstar and deserving HALL of FAMER
He was great for both cities, wish y'all could have won a championship with him.
Second greatest shooting guard to ever play. When MJ said he was a threat. You know he was one of the greatest
I like both Dr J and The Glyde, very noble men... Dr J is so nice with his smile on his face. True role models...
Classy guy, great player. Went toe to toe with prime Jordan in the NBA finals, no shame in falling short there, but he showed his greatness by holding his own.
Most underated player in his era. Pts rebounds steals and assists. He was a complete player that if played any other time than MJ would have ben considered top ten of all time.
I went to his basketball camp two years in a row when i was in high school. He would talk to all the kids and parents including me and my mom. A few years later my mother and i ran into clyde at a restaurant and immediately said hi to me by my name. He ended up talking to us for about 20 minutes. Hes the nicest person you could ever meet
Clyde the glide did just that, he with the utmost respect rose above keeping it short and sweet. One of the deserving best of the best!
My fav player ever. Thanks for everything
Probably the best all around NBA player of all time. He had so many extreme numbers in so many different categories
Pippen too
when did Clyde Drexler was traded did the Rockets I was very happy to see him playing along with Hakeem Olajuwon and the rest players of the Rockets my favorite team.
Cylde was a freaking beast...Him MJ would go at it
When it felt good to be a trail blazer fan god i can still remember the city in 92 shit was electric! CLYDE THE GLYDE
Clyde Drexler = Integrity future Presidents should take notes on.
having a new president now.. oooo the irony..
Not ironic, dummy.
One of the All Time Greats is "Clyde the Glide" Thanks for the memories
one of my all time fav....clyde the glide....he was electrifying!!! very potent and explosive player and a leader of the trailblazer....they just was not able to get pass the bulls...overshadowed by the great, 23, mj.
Drexler is better than Lebron james
Thanks for the upload.Clyde Drexler and MJ were the 2 best SG's their entire careers. If only the Blazers didn't run into a Pistons team wanting to repeat in 90' (Dumars father passing in gm 3 for Det to make it 1-2 instead of 0-3) and Jordan (with a breakout Pippen) for his REPEAT in 92', he'd have 2 rings in Portland and one in Houston. 3 rings possibly. Funny that he came to Houston on their 2nd championship. Helping them REPEAT. Something about the 2nd. 2nd best SG of the 80's- mid 90's- but the best in the league in 94' and 95' lol.GO BLAZERS!
Clyde is my kinda player/worker. Let’s the work do the talking. Skills,style,class.
Cass act as always. Clyde Drexler always did his talented best to deliver.
He managed to stand out in an era with Kareem, Magic, Bird, MJ, Stockton, Malone...
Clyde The Glide Drexler
1st round pick by the Blazers out of the University of Houston in 1983
All Rookie Team
10x all star ⭐️
Led the Blazers to the Finals in 1990 and 1992
Won an nba championship with the Rockets 🚀 in 1995
Gold medal 🥇 Dream Team USA 🇺🇸 1992
One of the 50 greatest players in NBA history 🏀
Portland Trail Blazers
1983-1994
Houston Rockets 🚀
1994-1998
Basketball hall of fame
5x All NBA Selection
How fitting that Dr J would introduce Drexler. Perhaps the best above the rim players in NBA history. If anyone outdid Clyde at those heights, Dr J was the only one.
One of the best to ever do it in and out of the court. My fav Clyde the glyde Drexler
One. Hell of A speech
My favorite college player EVER. Class, style, grace, greatness...just like his idol.
And he DID say Doc was “the greatest ever to play the game,” didn’t he? Ouch...
All Air borne players learned from the Doctor , then they also emulated the Skywalker.
Amen, beautiful!
My fav player of all time
Heck of a ball player and person..👍😁
My all time favorite player. I stayed up late on the east coast whenever the blazers were on as a kid. I was glued to the tube, watch Clyde slash and dance through defense. He was a highlight reel the likes of MJ and Dominique Wilkins.
this guy doesnt seem to age. he looks this old 20 years ago.
Yeah I was about to say
He didn't change much all these years
It helps he played and looked 45 his entire career, but go on.
That was so cool. Clyde thankful to the NBA, coaches, and fans.
a Humble SUPERSTAR! the Glyde..
Clyde was incredibly quick and smooth as silk. He played above his height inside and was deadly outside. One of an incredible number of Hall of Famers to come out of that era.
@@beanman123 I had to give it up for Clyde the Glide, regardless of how much time had passed. So many great players from that era and playoff games were very physical (not rough, or dirty as in Detroit). The 81 conference finals between the Sixers and Celtics is a must see for NBA fans.
5:16 man, Drexler's daughter is beautiful!
Clyde Drexler, David Robinson, Hakeem Olajuwon, Grant Hill, and Mark Jackson, are in the, HOF of classy men on and off the court.
Love his shout out to Guy Lewis, a true trailblazer
Top 5 SGs of All Time
#1 Michael Jordan
#2 Clyde Drexler
#3 Kobe Bryant
#4 Reggie Miller
#5 Joe Dumars
As a Rockets fan, I was very happy to see Clyde eventually won a ring with the 95 Cinderella 6 seeded Rockets...He's my favourite shooting guard of all time.
Drexler is better than Lebron
AI ?
What?! Lol
Mj
Kobe
Wade
Drexler
A.I.
Mitch Richmond>Joe Dumars
30 years ago spent hours listening to NATO radio broadcasting the games against the Bulls. Here, it were 1, 2 or 3 A.M., I had to get up esrly, but stood with my ears glued to the radio. Just to listen to Clyde and the hope of senegalesa him winning. Long live this gentleman.
No one was smoove as clyde what a. Ball player
"The Glide 22".....
a star
Well that is a legend
you obviously dont know basketball
he led a good team in the finals in Portland
I fux with Clyde. Great guy.
Hakeem says, what's up Glyde?
Shortest but sweet. Nobody cheered for his Mom and family
And now a guard From Wisc.- Stevens Point, Terry Porter, A forward from UCLA kiki Vandeweghe, At forward from somewhere, Kenny Carr, at guard from Houston, number 22 Clyde Drexler......Drexler. and the center, any of three.. I used to love the Blazer games, Clyde is still my favorite player, one of the few who could turn a loss into a win through determination.
Legend.
the best!.
I don't see why everyone was fussing about dwade MJ Kobe and Clyde they were all completely different players, Kobe is just a pure scorer MJ did everything well, dwade is a decent athletic scorer and Clyde is an electrifying athlete but MJ will always be the G.O.A.T. (Even though Clyde is my favorite player)
Clyde ... super class
I remember meeting him in Sacramento and thinking ..."Goddamn... how my supposed to score on this Guy!?" lol (5'7") vs (6'7") .
this guy was a baller
Clyde is a classy dude, respect
just how many times did doc came up here 😅
Proud to be a Houstonian
Born in New Orleans til 7.
That Brilliant. They. Put. IN. The HALL of fame. You. Dessert. It's. You. One of the. My. Favorite. MUCH. APPRECIATE. THANKYOU. A. Lots. WITH. MUCH LOVE
Class act.
Smooth Opporater ! 1 of the best ever !😊
Bingo...bango... bongo..baby
The doctor .... he was absolutely my favorite role model as a child - everyone laughs - what’s the inside joke
It’s saying Dr. J is old
Budd631 thank you
He is the only player in the 2000 steals club that never made all nba defensive team. Sad
one of the very best shooting guard of all time,younger generations will never know but probably better at his best than kobe or dwayne wade,who is my favorite today...
False.
criminally underrated..
A class act🎉
My first job in the 80s working at fast food place. We all picked nicknames of our fav players to put on our name tags. My tag read “Glyde” …. I must say I was a hell of a burger maker!
I would've loved if he told more stories in his speech, it's quite short with 6 minutes video time. I think he gets forgotten too often when people think of the greatest players who ever played this game and with this speech he could've shown more of his view on all those years he was in the NBA.
Listen to Clyde Drexler speak at the Hall of Fame and Listen to MJ speak at the Hall of Fame. contemporaries , though both are a little younger than me I prefer where Clyde is coming from and I would rather have his career if it molded him into the man who was speaking.
Julius Erving YOU STIL LOOK GOOD.
yeeap.. i was so wrong back then.. smh now that ive actually seen highlights by Clyde the Glyde your totally right
And smart to all the players
Clyde the glyde.
A very decent man!!!👍👍👍
I loved Clyde and if he did or did not say anything about Magic it would'nt matter because the ststements I've heard they are accusing him of are accurate anyway. period and anyone that knows anything about that period of tome would know thats truth.
I've heard the accusations are inaccurate and have weak sources.
ridiculous comment.
drexler was one of the most rounded to ever play the game.
You talking about his shiney head.