Mohamed Bamba Quotes

Mohamed Bamba

Profession : Athlete

Birth : May 12, 1998

The relationships that I've built there, and the people that I've come across, I met some of my best friends in life at the University of Texas.

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I watched the Knicks when they were at their worst, and I would always root for them because it's always been in my heart.

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My whole thing is if you want to do it, then do it. Kobe told me this, but he said, 'You don't wanna lay all your eggs in one basket, but you wanna lay all your eggs in one basket.' If you wanna do something and be great at it, that's what you're going to have to specialize in. Just take it and run.

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Don't be one foot in and one foot out, especially coming up in New York. It's so easy to lose sight of what you want to do and who you want to be.

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There was a lot of other people that had their own song or their name in a verse in high school. I was just like, 'To stamp my high school career, I gotta get my name in a song.'

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I need to improve on a lot of different areas. I need to improve on my timing on my shot-blocking, when to go, and when not to go. And there's definitely always room for improvement on my shooting.

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One thing that drives me crazy is when people tell me that I sound good for an athlete. They be like, 'You don't sound like you from Harlem.'

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Coach Smart did a great job of just letting me come to terms with myself as a basketball player and a person.

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I credit a lot of my success to being from Harlem, growing up there.

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Coach Smart, he's given me so much freedom to sort of grow into who I was.

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There are things that I need to do better, and I need to get to a point where it's hard to not have me on the court.

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Having the tools and the intangibles mean nothing unless you are surrounded by the best.

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I love fast breaks, and I love playing full-court basketball, but offensively in the half court, I kind of take my time, let guys cut, and let the defense move. Then, if I have a move, I'll go. If not, I'll just hand it off to a teammate.

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I'm not a guy who is out there looking to get his game going or put up shots; I'm out there to win, and I don't care if I'm playing three or 30 minutes.

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I truly have New York embedded in my blood.

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It feels great when you work on something so long, and you see signs of growth. When you see it starting to pay off, it's such a great feeling.

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I don't know why, but I don't really get too nervous before games or practices or whatever.

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I'm going to be a guy who can defend a bunch of different positions.

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Being told to get out, not being afraid to fail and try new things - that really makes a difference.

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At first, Coach Smart was big on not overwhelming me. But I told him, 'My mental capacity is a lot more than you think it is. I can take it.'

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