Zion Williamson Quotes

Zion Williamson

Profession : Basketball Player

Birth : July 6, 2000

I've looked up to Michael Jordan because not only was he an assassin on offense, he was an assassin on defense.

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I try to model my game from just a lot of people. If I like something from someone's game, I'll try to take it and just add it to mine.

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Personally, I've always told myself I want to stay with one team.

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Any given night, I learned it in college, you can lose a game.

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My all-time favorite movie is 'He Got Game.'

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Some people want to stay with one team but they get traded.

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My mom to this day is the hardest coach I've ever had. There were times when my stepdad would look at me and say 'you had a good game' and my mom would be like 'I don't know what you're talking about, you had 2 or 3 turnovers.

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When I was like nine or 10, my stepfather and my mother would just say 'if you want to be one of the greatest, you've got to work when nobody's working,' so I'd get up at 5:30 A.M. and head to the outdoor court and play.

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When I started playing, my mom said there were three players she wanted me to watch - Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and Michael Jordan.

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Don't let that 'mom' word fool y'all... Her being my biggest critic was the best thing for me, actually.

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When I was a little kid, I looked at my mom, stepdad and said, 'I want to be an NBA player,' just because I love to play the game of basketball like 24/7.

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I want to win at everything.

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I would wanna be in the sequel to 'He Got Game.' I would definitely want to be like, in the part two of that movie.

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It was crazy, like I watched him on TV growing up. And you know, I'd be a little starstruck sometimes, because we'd be in a game, and then you know, I'm looking over at Coach for the play. And I'm lookin' like, Man, that's Coach K right there! He's my coach.

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I appreciate that people think that, give me the comparisons to LeBron, but I'm not LeBron. I'm myself.

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Before I got big, I was playing point guard, so I'm kinda like a pass-first person. Some people tell me I should be more selfish, but that's not me.

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Duke recruits the best basketball players. They don't recruit dunkers or highlight makers. They recruit good basketball players.

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If my opponent wants to think of me as a dunker, it's just gonna shock them more when I show them another part of my game.

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I remain patient because my mom taught me growing up to be grateful for everything.

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I just thank God for giving me the body that I have.

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