Luol Deng Quotes

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Luol Deng

Profession : Athlete

Birth : April 16, 1985

I remember when I was a kid, as a refugee in Egypt, every day, there was always a hope that we'd get to leave tomorrow and we'd get to go somewhere.

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When I started playing basketball, I hated it because football had always been my sport.

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I was very skilled at football at a young age in Egypt. I never played with a real ball. We used rolled-up socks or a balloon with a towel ducktaped to it, and we played on concrete in bare feet.

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Here in the U.K., I want basketball to get better. I want the kids to have more playgrounds. I want the kids to have more attention. I want basketball to be on TV more often. But I really don't care if I walk down the street and somebody recognises me or not.

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I don't play for recognition.

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I don't like sneaking up on people.

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Nobody ever remembers the worst film they ever saw.

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I wouldn't like to be invisible for a day. But if I was... I'd probably be up to no good.

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Man, I hate vegetables.

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I know that, me being from Sudan and London, it's a big honour to have even made it to the NBA.

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I play the same, contract or no contract, because trade-talk is part of basketball.

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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.

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I always said if I didn't focus on basketball, then it would have been football. I was pretty good and was asked to go to England trials.

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At 13, I concentrated on my school work and playing sports, which, to this day, is something I still believe is very, very important.

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Life is about going through things and learning along the way.

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I don't think it changes who you are inside. But when you have a lot of money, it makes a lot of things easier. That's why everyone wants to be successful.

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I was always tall, but I had a real growth spurt between 12 and 14.

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In basketball, the legs are the most important part of your body. A lot of people think it's the upper body because you shoot with your arms, but your legs are always carrying you, so if you don't lift leg weights, your muscles will be easily fatigued.

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A lot of basketball players have tendinitis. It's known as jumper's knee, and it just comes from all the pounding our knees take.

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