Mohamed Bamba Quotes

Mohamed Bamba

Profession : Athlete

Birth : May 12, 1998

I have the natural ability to pick things up a lot faster than I think most people would.

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You gotta deal with a lot of people, the naysayers... but I've always been the guy who kinda just smiles and laughs at it. I use it as constructive criticism to be honest. Whether they're intentionally trying to be kind of spiteful or not, it's constructive criticism because you can't say there's always truth to it but there's definitely something.

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A unicorn is a mythical creature that you've never seen before. And a unicorn player, he makes plays and does stuff you've never seen before.

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That's something I embrace, just doing stuff not many people can do.

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A 7-footer who hits a step-back jumper - that's a pretty unicorn-like thing. Or someone who blocks a shot off the top of the backboard, pushes it in transition, and finds a shooter in the corner - that's pretty unicorn-like.

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One of my goals is to be Defensive Player of the Year. One of my goals is to be Rookie of the Year. And one of my long-term goals is to be walking across that stage with a jacket on and a nice little patch on it that says 'Hall of Fame.'

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I truly believe motivation is internal, but there are so many things that happen externally, and it's hard to not pick that up as motivation.

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Chicago is a great city.

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I want to put myself in the best position to stay out on the floor.

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Whenever I guard a guard, I don't want to reach too much, but I will poke at the ball once to get him thinking.

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Anthony Davis' lateral movement is one of a kind.

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A lot of playcalls are for the corner 3. I thought that's something I should really work on.

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With that corner 3, it's the highest percentage shot in the game.

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Although there's no one I really pattern my game after, I am a firm believer in stealing stuff from other people.

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I have game-changing defensive abilities.

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If you look at all the great shot-blockers of all time, they had length, and they had instincts. Even when you look at guards, like Dwyane Wade. He's one of the best shot-blocking guards ever, and he has great instincts. He's kind of cat-like.

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I'm looking forward to playing against LeBron.

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Some kids have lifelong dreams of wanting to play in the NBA.

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I got everything I wanted out of Texas. Obviously, you'd love to win more. You'd love to win a national championship and compete at that level. But as far as relationships and development, I couldn't be happier.

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I don't want to take away from anything from my time at Texas. I think it was actually pretty darn special.

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