Luol Deng Quotes

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Luol Deng

Profession : Athlete

Birth : April 16, 1985

Throughout my career, I've never really been a guy who created drama or wanted to deal with drama.

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Sometimes people take struggling on the court to an extreme level.

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For me, I had a close family. There were others like me who were going through a lot of rough times, so we always came together. It was understood that we would overcome hate, as long as you surround yourself with love and what's real.

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The best thing I learned from Manute was to be selfless. He was always about his people. He was about helping others.

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I get up early and go to bed early.

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We had a court, and my brothers would play outdoors, with rims barely hanging in there.

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I've seen a lot and experienced so many different cultures, and that's helped me a lot in my career and helped me mature as a person.

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I'm a big believer in that I'm here for a reason, and I don't want to forget where I'm from.

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There are a lot of people in Chicago that I miss. I was there one year out of high school. So I basically grew up there.

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There are a lot of people you never hear about that helped me a lot with my career and helped me become who I am that I've known for a long time and I still stay in touch with.

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I think it's always going to be strange for me facing the Bulls.

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I've always been low key, do my thing, do what I got to do, and get on with it.

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I believe leaving school early was the right decision to make, but at first, I wasn't sure. But my coaches told me to follow my heart and there wouldn't be any regrets, and that's exactly what I did.

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When people ask me where I'm from, I say I'm from the Sudan. But when they ask what my hometown is, I say London. It's where I lived, and it's where my whole family lived.

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London is where I grew up, and I know it better than any other place.

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Even in high school, when I had injuries, I tried to play with them. When I shouldn't have worked out, I worked out.

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What I try to do is to look ahead of me and not look back. Whether that's a good thing or bad thing, I'm just focused on trying to get better.

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I've been in situations in my career where I've had slumps and struggles. I always stick with it and just keep working.

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The way I play, I'm always moving. I like to move the ball.

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When you have a new coach, a couple new guys, and a young team, the frustrating part throughout the year is the up and down.

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