Joel Embiid Quotes

My parents were proud of the fact that I was playing cricket, they used to ferry me around during the weekends to play the game.

My talent in playing football was not the highest but I was very hard-working, interested to learn and get better, and this focus made me better and better.

If I had all the qualities that the newspapers are talking about, I'd be the best player in history.

I was always, you know, a decent player growing up. And yes, I was born with a certain amount of so-called 'natural ability.' But I also worked and sacrificed a lot to try to maximize what I was born with - which I think is important to point out.

Well, I'm definitely gonna focus on being a better all-around player.

The young athlete who aspires to greatness, generally speaking, learns a number of things from several different coaches. The first one taught him the fundamentals; the second one instilled discipline in him and taught him more of the techniques that must be mastered to excel.

Sports were a big part of my life. I was the captain of the basketball team in high school, and captain of the basketball team at Princeton.

It used to break my heart that I didn't get to start in varsity soccer!

Basketball is in my blood. It is my obligation to try.

I've always really just liked football, and I've always devoted a lot of time to it. When I was a kid, my friends would call me to go out with them, but I would stay home because I had practice the next day.

I want to be a great player. I don't want to play for the money. I don't want to play for fame. I'd just as soon no one knew who I was. I want to play football because it's football.

I love this game. When I step on the court I'm going to compete. That's one of the reasons I work hard every day.

All I know is the same lessons you need to learn at Little League basketball, you need to learn at the upper levels. It's the little things you learn when you're little that apply in college.

I just want to play every game, and when I do this, and I'm healthy with no injuries, then the fans can see the way I play.

I don't think anybody in any sport ever sucks. You're an athlete. You're a professional.

Whenever I get the opportunity to play I do the best I can.

I am jumping to put the Spurs shirt on, but I will have to prove to the coach that I deserve to play.

I wasn't that good at football aged 14 or 15. I didn't take it too seriously.

I slowly began to develop an interest in the game. I owe my success to my family. Had it not been for my father and my brother, I would not have been so closely associated with cricket.

I've always worked hard at being a well-rounded player.

I was never the most talented player on the field.

I had to make baseball work. I threw myself into it.

I know I'm not the biggest guy or the fastest guy, but you've got to bring something to the table that someone else is not. I love football too much.

In baseball, it doesn't matter if you're tall, skinny, fat, whatever. If you really have talent and you really love to play, I feel like you can make it.

At Kentucky, you have to be a competitor. If you're not, you're going to look weak. You're going to look like you don't belong.