Al Horford Quotes

Al Horford

Profession : Basketball Player

Birth : June 3, 1986

Chocolate milk has everything I need in a drink: the carbs, the protein, and the electrolytes. It's even backed by science, showing how you're able to recover. I can speak from experience, this is what I drink.

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My mom wanted me to play baseball. She didn't want me to play basketball.

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For a nutrition tip, try implementing quinoa into your diet. It's a high source of protein.

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My time in Boston was great.

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Sleep is very important. I always try to get 7-9 hours.

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One of the things I'm most proud of in Atlanta is that I had a great relationship with our fans and I think they knew what I was all about. They respected me, showed me nothing but love.

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It took me a lot of years to understand everything that it took to be at a high level. Not only on the court and in the weight room, but also making sure that I'm taking care of my body, that I'm recovering. It's a year-round process. It's not just in-season and then offseason and it's over.

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With me, and people know this, since I've gotten to the league the first day I've always been about trying to help my team win, trying to play for my teammates. That's just the way that I am.

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Any time you can get easy baskets, it's a big deal.

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Coach Donovan always harped on making sure that we're on the same page, that we're feeding off each other, and that's one of the things that I feel like I add value to.

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Usually I try to represent my community and my culture the best that I can, but I go about every day just trying to represent my family. I'm just trying to make a difference out in the world. I don't even look at, necessarily, just the Latin community, I'm looking at everything in general.

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Atlanta is a city that welcomed me from the first day.

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It is a great honor for me to be able to team up with the Jr. NBA to help continue develop basketball talent in my native Dominican Republic.

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It's been important for me to realize that, in every experience, I feel like I can learn something, grow and get stronger.

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My biggest struggle was probably having to move from the Dominican to the United States to go to high school. Moving to Michigan, the weather, the language, I didn't speak English at all. That adjustment for me was difficult at the beginning.

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Everybody goes through bumps and bruises through the year.

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Just seeing the progression, the evolution of the NBA game, I feel like you have a lot of big men shooting 3s.

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Oh, I'm sure there's definitely people that don't like me.

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After a tough workout, I try to eat lots of proteins and try to have some carbohydrates. Pasta is always good with protein, and I enjoy Bolognese with chicken.

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Even as a pro, I still get a lot of advice from friends and family, like 'maybe you should shoot the ball more often,' 'you have to look for yourself more' and other things like that.

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