Mohamed Bamba Quotes
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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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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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With that corner 3, it's the highest percentage shot in the game.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 have game-changing defensive abilities.
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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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I want to put myself in the best position to stay out on the floor.
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Anthony Davis' lateral movement is one of a kind.
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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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That's something I embrace, just doing stuff not many people can do.
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Chicago is a great city.
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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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I'm looking forward to playing against LeBron.
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I have the natural ability to pick things up a lot faster than I think most people would.