Ben Simmons Quotes

I think I can play power forward; I think I can play center as well.

A lot of times I blend in a little bit easier because I'm not like a basketball player who's going to stand out because of his height.

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'm like LeBron, man. I'm like a smaller LeBron. That's why I'm not in the NBA. If I had about five, six more inches, I'd be in the league.

Of course I've been compared to Kevin Durant.

My game really complements what the NBA wants - a long guy who can really handle the ball and shoot the ball and make multiple decisions.

I'm bigger than most two guards.

The value of a Bismack Biyombo is the speed and agility that he has at the center position.

I'm not your average athlete. I'm good at other things. I'm not just a basketball player. I'm multi-talented.

I do a little bit of everything... kind of like being a chef on the court.

With my size and length I can affect the game in a lot of ways.

The NBA fits my game.

When you have an almost seven-foot wingspan and can guard multiple positions, you're going to get minutes.

In college I played power forward because I was one of the biggest guys on the team and my versatility allowed me to do that.

If I was 6'3'', I'd be playing basketball for sure.

There are a lot of talented guys in the league, short and tall.

Stanley Johnson's going to be a great player in this league.

My 10th grade year I was 6-foot-4 and I grew to like 6-foot-7, but I still had my guard skills. I was playing point guard, I was a big guard. People started calling me 'Penny Hardaway' - comparing me to him because I was a big guard.

Kris Dunn is a very athletic point guard.

I have big hands - I wear either a XXXL or XXL glove. I have a 6-8 wingspan on a 5-11 body - I can dunk. My wingspan allows me to do a lot of things that other people at my height might not be able to do.

I have a great body for the NBA.

Being a great basketball player is only part of who you are.

Any guard would love playing with a great big man, one who rebounds, blocks shots, and scores.

It's cool to be able to dunk. I'm pretty tall and pretty long. My body's probably built more for basketball than for golf.

Whether you're tall and you play a basketball player, or overweight and you play somebody who is dealing with the issues behind the weight, we all have to pull from real life to make those performances authentic.