- Hope
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- Nov 07, 2020
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- Hate
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, I had a close family. There were others like me who were going through a lot of rough times, so we always came together. It was understood that we would overcome hate, as long as you surround yourself with love and what's real.
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020
The best thing I learned from Manute was to be selfless. He was always about his people. He was about helping others.
- Early
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- Nov 07, 2020
I get up early and go to bed early.
- Hanging
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- Nov 07, 2020
We had a court, and my brothers would play outdoors, with rims barely hanging in there.
- Mature
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've seen a lot and experienced so many different cultures, and that's helped me a lot in my career and helped me mature as a person.
- Forget
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a big believer in that I'm here for a reason, and I don't want to forget where I'm from.
- High School
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are a lot of people in Chicago that I miss. I was there one year out of high school. So I basically grew up there.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are a lot of people you never hear about that helped me a lot with my career and helped me become who I am that I've known for a long time and I still stay in touch with.
- Decision
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- Nov 07, 2020
I believe leaving school early was the right decision to make, but at first, I wasn't sure. But my coaches told me to follow my heart and there wouldn't be any regrets, and that's exactly what I did.
- Hometown
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- Nov 07, 2020
When people ask me where I'm from, I say I'm from the Sudan. But when they ask what my hometown is, I say London. It's where I lived, and it's where my whole family lived.
- High School
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- Nov 07, 2020
Even in high school, when I had injuries, I tried to play with them. When I shouldn't have worked out, I worked out.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
What I try to do is to look ahead of me and not look back. Whether that's a good thing or bad thing, I'm just focused on trying to get better.
- Just
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've been in situations in my career where I've had slumps and struggles. I always stick with it and just keep working.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
The way I play, I'm always moving. I like to move the ball.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you have a new coach, a couple new guys, and a young team, the frustrating part throughout the year is the up and down.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
Manute Bol taught my family the game of basketball.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Because I was the youngest boy, I was always my mom's favorite - and my brothers were always tough on me.
- Kid
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was just a lanky kid, just tall.
- Play
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's not easy not to play.
- Matter
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- Nov 07, 2020
No matter what I do for the rest of my career, I think I'll always be a Bulls guy.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
At some point, when I was in Chicago for maybe eight years, I never thought I would leave Chicago. I wish it would have happened that way, but everything happens for a reason.
- Old
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I look back at 19, coming here to Chicago, some of the things that were said, some of the stuff that you deal with - at 19 years old, it's a lot of pressure.
- Most
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- Nov 07, 2020
You always - as a basketball player, as a competitor - that's where you speak most: on the court.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
A lot of freshmen will come in and say they can do what Carmelo did, but not everybody is Carmelo Anthony. He was a special player. Syracuse was a great fit for him.
- Out
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- Nov 07, 2020
A lot of people expect a lot of things out of me.
- How
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- Nov 07, 2020
I know how to put the ball in the hoop.
- Nov 07, 2020
I've seen players in the past who wanted to stay with their team, and it didn't work out.
- Confidence
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- Nov 07, 2020
The older you get, the more you appreciate where you are and the more confidence you have in what you can do.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've never been in a place where I've walked in the street and actually feel home, where I don't feel like a refugee.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
I really feel great when I help somebody.
- Emotions
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- Nov 07, 2020
I try to let my highs not be too high and my lows not be too low. And I do that just because I try to control my emotions.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have friends growing up in Egypt. I have friends in England. And they just can't believe that what I used to say, it used to be almost like a joke. I used to say I'll be in the NBA one day.
- Foundation
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being from the Sudan, there is a lot of stuff going on in Sudan, so I try to do a lot there with my foundation. That's my way of giving back.
- Big Fan
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am big fan of Arsenal.
- Just
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- Nov 07, 2020
I only lived in Sudan until I was four years, so I cannot really relate to that. It is just a different lifestyle.
- Children
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- Nov 07, 2020
South Sudan is my home, and I am humbled to be in a position to help those suffering from lack of access to basic needs, especially the children facing severe acute malnutrition.
- Players
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- Nov 07, 2020
We talk about players going broke, but we don't talk about why that is happening.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am extremely proud to be a part of the NBA's first game in Africa. Coming from South Sudan and having participated in the Basketball without Borders Africa camps in Johannesburg previously, I am truly honored to be part of this historic event.
- Chicago
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- Nov 07, 2020
Chicago is where I have always wanted to be.
- Anything
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not the same person on the court. I'm different when I'm off the court. Off the court, I don't need to be aggressive or anything.
- Hard
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- Nov 07, 2020
Playing defense hard gets me going offensively.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I go out there, I try to do everything I can to win. That doesn't mean I have to score more than the other team; it may mean stopping the other team.
- Individual
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- Nov 07, 2020
Earlier in my career, a lot of guys wanted individual numbers and to do well individually.
- Basketball
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always wanted to have some sort of academy or program that links education and basketball.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I know I make a lot of money, but for me - I came from nothing, so it's always been about the love of the game.
- Person
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- Nov 07, 2020