Markelle Fultz Quotes

I've always wanted to make it to the NBA and be on a team, so whatever team drafts me I'm going to be happy with.

I wanted to go the NBA and win a championship because I've never seen a grown man cry the way Scottie Pippen and Michael Jordan cried when they won a championship.

I just want to be as successful as I can in football.

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.

Football is a great deal like life in that it teaches that work, sacrifice, perseverance, competitive drive, selflessness and respect for authority is the price that each and every one of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.

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

Sporting success doesn't happen by accident. It takes hard work and determination on the part of the individual athletes. And it also takes investment in facilities and training support.

I was good at speech and debate and academics. I should've stayed in my lane, but I kept trying out for the basketball team. I thought I would make the N.B.A.

To win the World Cup, you win it one bit at a time.

My father pushed me to be a footballer. At every opportunity, he took me with him to play football. He came with me to matches.

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.

My job is to get out there and try to become the best basketball player I can be.

At first, I wanted to be a good player in the NBA. When I get to a team where you have one of the two best scorers in the league, I just said to myself that I needed to do something. I need to do something to help my team, something to make my name. That's where I started to focus on defense.

I have a drive to get more steals and improve my game and stats overall every year.

In training, I work hard to make the starting line-up, and I try to do my best to be picked.

Ultimately, it was always my dream to be here in the NBA. I just took it serious. I knew if I put in the work I could eventually get here.

I knew I was going to be a football player; I just didn't know how. It was the only thing I was doing, the only thing that I knew. Always training, training, training, training.

It's the NBA summer league and everyone's out there fighting. It's been a great experience for me.

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

When I get to Sacramento, I'm going to work my tail off trying to become a complete player and hopefully bring a championship to the city.

I think everyone in this league should aim to become good enough to shoot for the MVP. Not everyone can do it, but you've gotta try your hardest.

I'm happy with Arsenal. I know to be in the first eleven is hard, and it is always like that in a big club, but I must keep fighting.

In football you go from hurdle to hurdle, there's always something to motivate you, always something you want to get.

When I was a little kid, I looked at my mom, stepdad and said, 'I want to be an NBA player,' just because I love to play the game of basketball like 24/7.

When I was eighteen and I won the European Championship - that's when I realized I had an opportunity to play in the NBA one day.