Serge Ibaka Quotes

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Serge Ibaka

Profession : Athlete

Birth : September 18, 1989

When I step on the court I'm going to compete. That's one of the reasons I work hard everyday.

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My dad used to play basketball, now he gets to see me in the NBA Finals.

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My story. My past. I don't want to forget that. I want to think about it and be reminded of it so I can be thankful and appreciative of everything.

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I think God put me on this earth to play basketball.

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I've learned a lot from every place I've ever lived. I feel blessed for that.

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It wasn't until I moved to Spain that I actually got my first glimpse of the NBA. I'd watch this program called 'NBA Action,' which came on every week and showed clips from different games.

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I'd read about NBA players in magazines when I was growing up in Congo, but I had never actually seen what NBA basketball looked like because we didn't have access to a satellite for TV.

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I do a lot of different projects. In Africa, sometimes it's hard. When you're not there, it's hard for people to do the things the way that you want.

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I'm mature enough to understand I can find time to do other things without disturbing my focus for basketball.

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You can't force people to love you. If you love somebody, you love them because you love them. People who love you, it doesn't matter; if you're good or bad, they will still love you.

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That was something I needed to learn, to understand that you can work hard and enjoy it, too.

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Some foods you may say, 'Oh wow, this is not food.' People actually eat that somewhere. I just want people to really understand that and really appreciate it.

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I'm not really good at asking people questions in interviews. I just try to have fun, to talk.

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I am Mafuzzy Man, original man, 100 percent pure, man.

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End of the day, when you do something, you have to do something where you bring people together. You can't do something where you separate people.

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When I'm on the court, I don't smile, I don't joke, I'm not friends with anybody.

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Ask anybody from Africa which country is the best in terms of dressing, and they'll tell you Congo.

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Where I come from, dressing is a culture. When I go back home, I cannot dress bad. I cannot miss, or people will be like, 'What's going on with you, Serge? Did you lose your mind, or what?' That's the culture.

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When it's time to dress, I have to think. I have to envision myself in a certain outfit. The night before, when I go to bed, I close my eyes and start thinking about the outfit I'm going to wear tomorrow: all the colors, the fabrics, how it's going to look. It's about putting the whole thing together.

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I learned a lot in Spain.

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