Joel Embiid Quotes

Everybody in the NBA works on their game. I just tried to follow that lead when I was in high school, college - and now.

College, our job is to get guys to get better. Work hard, get better and be in position so when your time comes you get to play in the NBA.

Every basketball thing I do now through my academy is always in a muskie state so I can work both those passions at the same time.

I like basketball, but please don't ask me basketball questions because I've got a lot to learn.

I have an incredible amount of basketball knowledge, and I think a lot of that is derived from having a Hall of Fame college basketball coach who was very knowledgeable of the game and I had a great high school coach who was also very knowledgeable.

I really want to start playing basketball. I actually bought a new basketball.

You need a teaching coach who understands the game of basketball, not just some guy coming on the court talking about Xs and Os.

Basketball, in America, is like a culture. It is like a foreigner learning a new language. It is difficult to learn foreign languages and it will also be difficult for me to learn the culture for basketball here.

My focus is basketball, and that's it.

I know how hard it is to shoot the basketball, so I've got great appreciation for it.

Basketball was every day of my life. Wake up with a ball - sometimes I'd sleep with it because someone told me that was better for you.

I've always wanted to have some sort of academy or program that links education and basketball.

What's being considered now is solidifying my place in the NBA. Keep focusing on the grass roots, because I want the next guys to be good. Right now, all I'm doing for camps and academies and stuff, I'm just finding the next NBA player.

That's one of things I've heard about Brooklyn - how good they are at developing players.

I am by no means an expert in basketball.

The D-League has helped me to get better and develop as a basketball player.

I watch basketball all day every day. So when I'm watching the games, I watch it - I just enjoy watching basketball - but when I'm watching other people play, I'm really just watching as a student trying to figure different things out.

I always thought I would have a good feel in the basketball office.

I started playing in school. Lots of kids in Yugoslavia play basketball.

When I started out, I was a basketball player at Texas Wesleyan University.

There's a lot of bad habits a lot of guys have now in the NBA and in college, so there's only one way to get them started right and that's to go back to the roots.

Since I was like 6 or 7, I've always had a basketball season.

I want to have a long career in the NBA. First, I want to be an All-Star, and hopefully one day I can win a ring with the New York Knicks.

Foot work, hand-eye coordination. There's a lot of things. If you just watch basketball, you can tell where it would help someone who's receiving the ball.

I want everyone to know: You can play basketball in Canada and you can still get to where you need to go.