Luol Deng Quotes

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Luol Deng

Profession : Athlete

Birth : April 16, 1985

If someone shows me love, I always want to double that love.

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From where I came from, the way I was raised, when somebody does something for you, you always want to give something back to them.

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I work hard. I never want to live with that feeling that I've disappointed somebody.

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I've played with a lot of injuries.

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When we were in Egypt, we were refugees. My family and I were homeless. For five years, out of all of the countries in the world that my father was contacting, the only one that took us in was England.

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I grew up in Brixton as a young teenager playing basketball for the Brixton Topcats, which marked the beginning of my career.

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A lot of people experience racism at different times on different terms.

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There are so many kids in Africa who adore these athletes in the NBA and see themselves in them, even though we're so far removed.

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In Africa, kids don't look at black athletes and say, 'They're different from us.' They look at them and say, 'That can be me.'

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I had this one teacher, and as I got older and translated things he used to say, it was racist and hatred stuff he was saying toward me and my brother.

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In the States, I get recognised all the time. I met a fan once who had a tattoo of my face on his arm. I can see how some people get carried away with it, but I don't have trouble staying grounded.

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In England, I'm just another tall guy!

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My whole life, I've been getting used to adapting. There are small differences, but culturally, the States and the U.K. are very close.

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I love a fry-up. They don't do them in the States.

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Egypt was tough without our parents. My brothers and sisters had to work day by day, and every time they collected a pay cheque, they brought it into the house and put it on the table. That's how we lived.

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I never knew a regular childhood, but I was always surrounded by love.

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My older brother played professionally in Europe. My other older brother went to UConn on scholarship, finished his education in political science, then he went on and played in Europe for years. My other brother played in Europe.

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I have friends who ended up playing professionally in the Middle East and Europe.

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To me, somebody can say what they want about me all day, whether it's my game or my personality or who I am as a human being.

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Whatever the issue is, whether it's Ebola or something else, I just want to get involved. Sometimes, even if it's just my time or my words, if my involvement changes people from donating $1 to $2, then I'll do it.

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