Zendaya Quotes

I was a bit of a tomboy when I started modeling. And I've always felt athletic and strong.

My mom used to be a basketball player so I was really into it. Plus of course my height made it easier for me to decide what kind of sport I wanted to play, so at the age of nine I went to my first basketball practice.

I was always a tomboy. I always wanted to be around the boys, always wanted to play sports - basketball, football, kickball, whatever it was. I was real aggressive. I wanted to be around the bros!

I'm definitely somewhat of a tomboy. I grew up a pretty big tomboy, actually, and was really obsessed with basketball.

Growing up I was as big a tomboy as you can get.

If you're a basketball player, you've got to shoot.

I was a tomboy growing up, and an athlete.

I was a tomboy who liked to play rough just like my two older brothers. That's probably why I liked the athletic part of skating - especially the jumping!

Growing up, I was sort of a tomboy. I was the one skating with the boys.

I'm a tomboy myself and have always been incredibly athletic.

The Black Mamba collection of watches is me: It is my alter ego, so to speak. As I mentioned before, it is sharp, cutting edge and sleek which are characteristics I try to apply when I'm out there on the basketball court.

I was a tomboy, always fairly eccentric, and convinced I'd grow up to be an actress.

I'm just a basketball player going out there and trying to get wins.

I was a tomboy. I played football and wasn't afraid to get dirty. Shopping? Not for me.

I grew up with three older brothers, so I'm very much a tomboy in real life.

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

Kris Dunn is a very athletic point guard.

I would put LeBron on a track.

You always - as a basketball player, as a competitor - that's where you speak most: on the court.

My father was always pushing me to become a basketball player. In Africa, when you're a kid, every kid loves to play soccer, and I loved playing soccer. But my dad didn't want me playing soccer. He would joke, 'C'mon, man, you're too tall!' Then he promised me, 'If you start playing basketball, I'm going to give you my jersey.'

I think Kwame will be an asset to the Lakers.

I was a tomboy running around in the garden. I used to play on a local cricket team. I grew up with all boy cousins, for the most part, and my brother.

As you keep shooting the ball, you become a better basketball player.

Meadowlark was the most sensational, awesome, incredible basketball player I've ever seen.

It's frustrating in the sense that I still think I could be competing at some sport at a fairly high level, which nobody cares about. Nobody wants to hear me say that.