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Last updated on December 23, 2024.
Bradley Emmanuel Beal Sr. is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Florida Gators before being selected by the Wizards with the third overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft. Beal was selected in the 2013 NBA All-Rookie First Team, and is a three-time NBA All-Star.
I like to sketch and draw and a lot of people don't know is that I drew a lot of my tats.
I've always been a quiet guy. I like to keep to myself.
Do I want to be an All-Star? For sure.
My small circle is really just my family. They're really close and dear to my heart and it's always great to have them watching my games, critiquing my games and making sure I'm alright at all times.
My mom is the all-seeing eye in the sky. And she definitely doesn't lie. She knows exactly what I'm doing right or wrong, because she taught me everything I know.
Tattoos are addictive.
My suit collection is very diverse. I love my suit collection. But yeah, my casual wear's more me. I actually pick out what I wear casually. My stylist does all of my suits, I need help in that category.
Deck of cards, I always have 'em with me. We love to play on the planes when we travel. If I'm bored, I play Spades, Tonk, I'm a huge Blackjack player. Stay out of the casino, though.
I really don't even know how to take a compliment honestly.
With confidence, you feel like you can pretty much do anything on the floor.
My ultimate goal is to win.
I'm a huge gamer, I love 'Madden,' love 'FIFA 2K,' anybody that knows me knows I love Xbox. I do play Playstation as well, though, so I'm not one-dimensional, so don't get it twisted, PS4 fans, I can do both. I do play online.
He's a magnificent ball-handler, gets to the basket, manipulates defenses, so I definitely I admire Dame and what he does for sure.
That's something I'm trying to be better at, fix my body language.
Kobe's footwork I'm a huge fan of because he prides himself on that and I feel like that's an important piece to the game - having the proper footwork and the strength, and just knowing where you are on the floor by just looking at the floor.
Barbecue chips, Lay's in particular are my favorite. If you have anything barbecue around me, I'm pretty much nibblin' on 'em.
I always tell kids that I have four brothers. The thing that I have against them is that I'm in the NBA, but they all have degrees and I don't. That's something that challenges me in a way.
I feel like if I have a ring, that's far better than being an All-Star. As an individual accolade, for sure, 100%, I want to be one.
You always have to prove yourself. I'm big on that.
People make it seem like I'm trying to get hurt, you know what I'm saying? I'm not here, like: 'Oh, hit me in the head on this play!' Nah, it just happens.
My first tat, I was 14.
I was someone who thought my vote didn't count.
My style is very laid back. Just wearing a t-shirt, jeans, and kicks.
If you're about to get a tat, make sure you're 110% sure it's what you want. If you're getting it in a different language make sure it is exactly what you want it to be because there is no going back.
Besta Beal has no chill, and I love her for it.
I'm honored and humbled to be named the Seasonlong NBA Community Assist Award winner.
I've always admired like everybody's skill like to tattoo. Like I've actually tattooed my best friend before. This is an experience for sure. Like, if I will really like take drawing seriously, I would consider being a tattoo artist. Like I love to just watch guys perfect their craft.
Both the Wizards organization and the city of Washington have been committed to supporting me and my family since the day I was drafted and I feel blessed to be able to show my commitment back to them.
That's one thing I don't want to happen is a regret getting a tat because that bad boy not going away.
I've grown into that more aggressive, more selfish basketball at times.
I'm kind of undersized for a two-guard, but I have a strong body. Not a lot of guys know that until I start moving them a bit, and they realize they actually can't post me up that easily.
For me, coming up, the first I had ever heard of basketball? It was from my mom. She was a really good player back in her day, and even played college ball at Kentucky State. And then she went on to become a coach and an AD after that - so she always stayed real close to the game, and kept it a part of her life.
I want to get my degree and that's something I take pride in, especially being a man of color.
D.C., I love you. Mystics, I rock with you.
Basketball is basketball. And whether it's male, or female, or has any other label attached to it... that really doesn't matter to me. It really doesn't matter who's playing. Hoop is hoop. Game is game. If you have it, I'll recognize it. Period.
I'll never say a player doesn't deserve to be on the all-star team.
I think it'd be pretty cool if I just had like one side of your body tatted and the other side not.
I'm a loyal guy.
I hate change.
Ultimately, I want to make the playoffs.
It's a super city. It's a beautiful market. I love it. I love D.C.
I just want to go out there and play basketball, do it at a high level, put us in a position to win.
I play the game because I love it.
You need to have a short-term memory. That's a big thing that I learned a lot. Moving on from games, even good games that I have. Move on from them and be prepared for the next night.
There is power in unity. There is power in strength.
It takes a long time for me to just say 'I'm going to get a tat.' I really do my homework on it and make sure that it's perfect and the way I want it and make sure there's always meaning because I never get anything without meaning.
It's always great to be playing against someone you looked up to growing up.
As a two, you gotta see the guys I have to guard on a nightly basis, like Dwyane Wade, Kobe Bryant or J.R. Smith. I have to be mentally prepared and battle-tested.
I'm a pretty physical guy.
I'm never mad about All-Star. It's guys who get snubbed every year who've proven they could be All-Stars. This league, there's 450 guys, and you're trying to pick 24 out of the group who are having a good year.
I mean, defending isolations is easy, but it's hard at the same time. I think I'm a pretty good defender, but when you go against guys that can make tough shots, it makes you feel so bad, like, 'Oh, man, these guys just made a tough shot on me.'
I would say a guy I always respect and admire is Dame. I always liked Dame's game. I watch him, just his work ethic.
That's what I love so much about my family and friends, man. They continue to support me at the same time they keep me grounded and talk to me like I'm with them.
Making it to the league, that was my dream. But my mom saw to it that we watched our share of the WNBA too. Greatness is greatness, right?? And as much as I learned about that from seeing Kobe win his rings... I also learned about it from seeing Sheryl Swoopes and Lisa Leslie win theirs.
I'm comfortable with any pick-and-roll, honestly. I'm so used to it.
I'm a silent assassin - I can say that.
I always tell myself, 'Nothing's perfect.'
I feel like team meetings should happen one time a year, and that should be it.
My family has always been my circle. I know it might sound kind of weird, but if you know a little bit about me, you'd understand.
U.S.A. and the NBA are two different brands of basketball.