Zion Williamson Quotes

I know that, me being from Sudan and London, it's a big honour to have even made it to the NBA.

LeBron James has always been the biggest one - I just love to watch him. I'm a big fan, and he's a big inspiration of mine.

Michael Jordan was the greatest practice player I've ever seen.

I don't want to be the next Michael Jordan, I only want to be Kobe Bryant.

Like most kids, I grew up idolizing Michael Jordan and continue to work relentlessly to reach his iconic status on the court.

I didn't grow up admiring anybody but George Gervin, and I didn't get a chance to play against him. That would've been one of my lifetime accomplishments. I probably would've went crazy if I played against him, because he's like a father to me now.

To put it another way, Michael Jordan was a gym rat.

You know, watching Dan Marino and Steve Young get nominated to the Hall of Fame... those guys are unbelievable and they did it for so long. I'd love to play like those guys, but there's still a long way to go and a lot of growing.

Growing up, Michael Jordan was my Olympic hero.

I want to be an NBA all-star and help my team win. That's what it's all about, is winning. I'm a competitor... People said a lot about me being selfish and stuff like that. Getting into the league, I can't wait to shut that down. I'm a guy who wants to play and to win and love my teammates.

I think the NBA will certainly survive without Michael Jordan.

Then I want to beat Anthony Davis' shot-block record, and I want to win National Player of the Year. I definitely plan to put the work in to accomplish those goals.

If you look up the definition of greatness in the dictionary, it will say Michael Jordan.

I look at my jersey and see the NBA logo, I'm like, 'I didn't think I'd be here.'

You hear all these stories about, 'There's one in a million guys that make it to the NBA and stay there.' To see people cheering for me and when they say my name, it's just crazy. It's still crazy to me.

Being Michael Jordan means acting the same as I always have.

I always wanted to be a basketball player.

I never gave up as a player, and I won't give up as someone who wants to go to the Hall of Fame, because it's the ultimate goal for a baseball player or a football player or a basketball player.

It's been a journey, the NBA. It's taken me a lot farther than I ever expected.

Everybody talks about that one when they first meet me. 'Man, I still remember the play you shook Jordan.' Everybody gonna always remember it because it was Jordan.

I want to be remembered one day as a great player, good athlete and a good professional.

I always say, to this day, that the Air Jordan guy was great and God bless him. But I'll always just remember Michael, the guy.

I can't walk in an airport, walk into a gym, where the kids in the gym don't come to me and ask me about Allen and tell me he's their favorite player of all time. And everywhere I go in airports, people look at me, and they, 'You're Allen's coach.'

I never thought I'd make it in the NBA, so everything else is gravy.

I was probably 7 or 8 when I went to see the Bulls play and was able to see Michael Jordan.