Enes Kanter Quotes

Enes Kanter

Profession : Athlete

Birth : May 20, 1992

When I think about America, I think about freedom. Freedom of speech, freedom of religion. It's a peaceful country.

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Because the last time I saw my family was 2015. Sometimes I even forget what they look like, you know? It's so hard to communicate with them. Because Turkish police raided my house. They took electronics away, computers away. They wanted to see if I'm still in contact with my family or not. Any single text, they will all be in jail.

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I have a voice, and I'm trying to use it to be the voice for all the innocent people who don't have one.

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People often ask me why I continue to speak out if it's hurting my family. But that's exactly why I speak out. The people Erdogan is targeting are my family, my friends, my neighbors, my classmates. I need to speak out, or my country will suffer in silence.

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I think it's so cool to just prove haters wrong. All you have to do is go out there and just fight.

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If you win in New York, you're the king of the world.

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Steven Adams was a very, very big fan of halal food.

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I'm definitely happy that I'm part of the Oklahoma City team, a winner team, so I think it's going to go really well in the future.

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I have a prominent platform and I want to use it to promote respect for human rights, democracy, and personal freedom. For me, this is bigger than basketball.

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Because I play in the NBA, I am lucky enough to have a public platform, so I've used every opportunity to make sure everyone knows about Erdogan's cruelty and disdain for human rights.

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When I say all of this stuff about Turkey, people don't understand. They think I don't like Turkey. I love Turkey. I love my people. I love Turkish food and everything. But my problem is with the government.

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The N.B.A. provides a big platform to shed light on the human rights violations in Turkey and gives a voice to the thousands of people persecuted.

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I understand my mother and father and sister are in Turkey, but if I stop talking, who is going to speak for the thousands and thousands of innocent people in jail?

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Constant pressure by Turkish consulates across the United States, as well as pervasive and continual harassment by the government in Turkey, has so far failed to stifle my dissent. As they increase the pressure, I raise my voice.

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After I see in OKC, I see this is how NBA teams are. You know how you're like in a dream and you have a superpower and just don't want to open your eyes and end the dream? Oklahoma City's been like that to me.

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I'm not a criminal or a radical. I'm not 'dangerous.' I'm a human being with opinions and beliefs that I have a right to express.

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The Turkish government is very famous for hunting down those who oppose Erdogan... I just didn't really want to risk my life by going to Europe where Erdogan's long arms are everywhere.

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I love my country and I hope when all of the things are done, I want to go back to my country to see my family.

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If I'm in America, I'm safe. I feel very safe. But if I step outside of America, it will be a very dangerous situation.

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When I stepped in America outside of the plane, I said, 'I came home.'

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