Grant Hill | Hall of Fame Enshrinement Speech 

Give Zeke another hall of fame for having been always present in almost all HOF inductions

How can you not love this guy? He carried himself with class, and never let the challenges and obstacles he faced affect him. God bless Grant and all his loved ones.

This is TRUE. In 1996, I was a 6th grade student in San Antonio, TX. At a book fair I bought a book titled “How to Contact your Favorite Sport Star.” In this book it had an address for Mr. Hill. I wrote Grant Hill. I asked for a signed autograph picture. About 4 months passed. One day I came home from school, and my Grandma said, “mijo, you have mail.” It was from Mr. Grant Hill. I was so happy and excited! He is and will always be my favorite NBA player. Mr.Hill, THANK YOU SO MUCH. I hope you get to read this comment. It is 100000000000% TRUE!!

GH is the epitome of what sportmanship is all about!

My favorite player behind Michael Jordan. He was considered the next MJ but was robbed by injury. Congrats Grant Hill, I still has the Fila shoes you’ve signed on my wall.

Great talent great player great speech

Grant was my favorite player as a kid. He was a triple double machine back in the day. Injuries derailed his career

That fade is on point af

Grant Hill is the definition of class and sportsmanship. The guy carried himself with dignity and grace on and off the court, was a walking triple double along with Jason Kidd and was the player after MJ who everyone in the league believed would carry the NBA for years because the way he conducted himself and with his talent. The guy was a true super-star in the 90's and even after the ankle surgeries that almost killed him on the operating table he bounced back and became mentors for younger players and was still able to defend the best in the league even after losing his explosiveness and became a important role player for that Phoenix franchise. A true champion, but unfortunately there are a lot of trash leaving comments that ruins the moment.

My Basketball Hero!!! Thank you Mr. Hill for all those Years!!!

Grant's speech is as flawless as his game was.....smooth, classy and to the point

I've waited for this day to see him in the podium receiving HOF.. my idol GH33

Grant Hill dated my neighbor, Susie, his senior year of high school. Me and my friends were all skateboarders and had the whole neighborhood street filled with ramps. He would sometimes sit on the curb and watch us. I remember having a conversation down at the neighborhood dock, where we’d swim in the lake. Him and Susie were asking me questions about my older sister, who was a bit of a troublemaker. We were so busy admiring skateboarders that we didn’t really understand how good he was until the following year when he made the cover of SPorts Illustrated. He started flowing the South Lakes High School basketball team Fila gear. The school actually sold a chocolate bar with his name on it as a fund raiser. I always wished Grant could have reached his full potential AND won a few championships, but I’m happy that he conducted himself as a gentlemen and he played well when healthy.. and later, even some slick dunking in his late 30’s!

The first Lebron James before his injury triple double threat every night!!!!

Grant hill was surely granted something.

I Swear Grant Hill Never Ages lol

Thank you Grant for the amazing and awesome memories

Grant Hill's wife has the best song ever. "Officially Missing you." -Tamia

My heart is screaming!!!!! CONGRATS, Sir Grant Hill!

Great speech by Grant Hill.

I've been binge-watching induction speeches. Mr. Hill you are the best speaker of the lot

Played in pick-up games against Grant when he was still a teenager at SLHS, often at the Twin Branches court in Reston. Even at 15-16 yrs old he was damn near impossible to guard. He dunked on me a couple of times before I realized who he was, forcing me to raise my game defensively. He didn't get a third, but even then you could tell he was special and would probably end up playing in the NBA.

My favourite pistons! Love this guy! Pure class!

Imagine if the ankle didn't happen. Loved watching you G Hill. Congrats!

Coming out of Sweden, I came into basketball in 96-97 before the internet was what it was... I remember the VHS tapes of Jordan, Shaq, Kemp, Iverson and Grant Hill among few others to choose from in video stores... Then getting more and more into the NBA with magazines and NBA Action episodes, and then Grant Hill getting injured like that... The respect never got away, I always knew who and what he was. And here we are today. The HoF status is perfect, everything is right in the world in regards to what Grant Hill has been to the world

Blessed guy. Great talent, with a great woman beside him. One of my early basketball heroes.

Great speech 😊 Thank you for everything 😊!

My Cousin🥺🥺 God bless you! This is my family and God bless you.

One of the greatest even with all the injuries

*Well Deserved Cuz We All Know If That Ankle Injury Didn't Happen......MAN* 🐐

In the void after Jordan first retirement he was the Man, he inspired me a lot in the 90's and i will always be a fan of this great player, inferior only to his injuries. Long live Grant!

Man, the greatest Pistons ( talent) ever!! on stage.. Zeke and G Hill!

GRANT HILL DRINKS SPRITE!!

congratulations my hero been waiting for this day

One of the best player ever! Even if only for a short time because of the injuries Grant is still one of the best forward out there!.

One of THE BEST NBA player and one of my idols of the game ... CONGRATS and RESPECT !!!

Congrats Grant Hill your a class act and professonal

waiting for Steve to be mentioned.

Definitely one of the best players ever!!

Grant is such a gentleman!

One the best Pistons ever 🙌🏼🔥⭐️

Amazing speach

Best thing about Grant on top of his amazing basketball career is his personality. I look up to him.

Probably the best and briefest HOF speech!

CLASS ACT

Congrats Grant

Pure Class

To those commenters here who saying he's a bum.. You dont know Grant Hill.. He is not just an injury prone player.. He is an inspiration and example that extends in his long career..

Three of my IDOLS during that era!Jason Kidd, Mr.Triple Double and second BEST PG on that era behind John Stockton.Grant Hill,great talent but a lot of WHAT IFs because of his injuries.One of the best all around player of that era.Ray Allen, need to say more?The best shooter of all time until SC30 came.Great compamy of HOFs!Special mention to Steve Nash!

Damn. Grant Hill and Steve Nash in the HOF. Makes me feel old. LOL I feel like Grant could've been a top 10-15 player all-time if not for those injuries.

My all time favorite player.

Smooth on and off the court

lot of comments daying grant doesnt deserve HOF. FIY this aint nba HOF this is basketball HOF. Grant won 2 ncaa titles and a good career as a piston

don’t thank Doc, he’s the reason Timmy D didn’t go to the Magics.....just imagine....Timmy D, injury free Grant, and T-Mac.....

He was tagged as Mr. NICE Guy of the NBA. He lived up to it

Wow what a career!

My pops all time favorite player

Grant Hill got real emotional when he addressed his children

LEGEND

Grant looks in great shape still today.

Grant Hill was so good!! He was as dominated as LeBron b4 his injuries. And what surprised me that he played hella good at Phoenix at that age after all those injuries!! U r my inspiration Mr. Hill!!

grant congrats🥰🙏 doesn't seem to be getting older

A class act

Respect

G Hill always got the cleanest fades

Man I didn't recognize Ewing at all. Also a very great speech by Grant Hill

Grant aging like a fine wine

I met Grant Hill playing Laser Tag with my brother and father. He was with his kids. He’s really good at it too because of how tall he is. That was at Florida. (We were gonna ask him for a photo but he was having a good time with his kids and we didn’t want to bring it up)

The most elegant nba player, either in skills or personality

A class act, wish things had worked for him in Detroit as he was underappreciated during his tenure there.

I learned a cool fact: Grant Hill is the only Duke player in the Hall.

isaiah Thomas woke up to offer his seat to Alonso mourning, classy guy

To all these youngsters saying Grant doesn't deserve to be in the HOF, this man was Lebron before Lebron and if it wasn't for injuries he'd be equally accomplished. Go back and watch some tape and put some respect on this legend.

Thanks for sharing,my friend , first like😀😀

This dude was a bad bad man before his injuries.

Everyone saying Grant Hill doesn’t deserve to be in the hall of fame either doesn’t know basketball or doesn’t understand that it’s the basketball hall of fame not NBA hall of fame.

Grant Hill drink sprite was the biggest commercial since Nike Air Jordans or Gatorade Jordan Commercials back in the day. Grant Hill is HOF material for his contribution to the game of basketball. Haters can hate, but winners like Grant cannot be derailed by all your negative comments. He's there already, and well deserved as well.

Grant Hill & Penny Hardaway were the only 2 players compared to Michael Jordan in the 90's.

When is Penny's enshrinement????

Grant Hill, Penny Hardaway and Tracy McGrady - sigh. We would never know how much awesomeness we missed with these guys injured.

People forget Grant Hill was putting up lebron type numbers early in his career ashamed he got hurt so much

If Yao could make the HOF, Grant Hill should make it

9:56-10:06, right side, black guy

What does them 3 on that stage have in commend(Coach K, Pat U, and G Hill)?

If severe injuries never happened, pretty sure he would be in a argument with some greats. Tracy and him would’ve been crazy in Orlando

Tamia flawless

holy crap Ewing is bigger than I thought. He makes Alonzo Mourning look small.

Also, with the 1996 Dream Team, I OWN Grant Hill’s #5 jersey! Of course it doesn’t fit anymore, but I still own it!

GOAT

Detroit Pistons better retire his jersey now!!!!

should have missed the Lord Thomas III calling on the stage - that was the best part :D

Damn. I hope penny makes it to the hof too

🏀🏆🎁💛

Ayee grant got in wow I feel I have a strong chance now of getting in the HOF 🙄

Grant hill wouldve had an AMAZING CAREER if the injuries didnt fuck him up

In NCAA, this guy was Michael Jordan on beast mode. I skipped class watching his Duke's games. He played every positions. He played PG on offense, and guarding center on defense.

Argentina 😄

He seems to not mention steve nash ... it's not an accident because it's a crafted speech

he forgot to thank steve nash. wtf

why do i see a combination of al horford and john mayer in grant hill?