Top 98 Quotes & Sayings by Zion Williamson
Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American basketball player Zion Williamson.
Last updated on November 3, 2024.
I just love playing with point guards with high Iqs.
I'm a cool dude.
New Orleans is my kind of city. I think there's a lot going on, but it's also very calm. It's a place where I can actually drive a car without being stuck in traffic for for 40, 50 minutes. It's my kind of city. A lot going on but still calm.
People don't understand how hard it is to get to the NBA and that's where I want to be.
No player wants restrictions.
I feel like I'm going to get fouled a lot.
I think I fit into any type of system because I don't really have a certain position. Sometimes people try and label me, but I don't look at myself as being locked into one position.
Since I was a kid, I dreamed of making it to the league and having the type of impact on the game Michael Jordan had and continues to have today.
I can guard guys my size and bigger, because, typically, I'm stronger than them, but sometimes guys get by me on the wing. It's not as big a deal because I can recover pretty well and I'll block their shot at the rim, but I hate when guys go past me on the wing. I hate that.
I wasn't always tall. I was shorter so my stepdad had me at point guard so I learned those skills.
I'm telling y'all Drake is that dude! Definitely listening to Quavo too!
I was waking up at 5 A.M. when I was 9 working. I know that I'll only have to work harder if I want to make it to where I want to be. But I'm definitely not complaining.
When I play Migos when I'm in the gym I'm guaranteed to go hard!
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.
If the opportunity to go to the NBA is there, then I'm going to take it.
It would be a huge honor, knowing that a team would take me No. 1. You can't dream this any better than that. Every kid dreams about being the No. 1 pick. If I have the honor, it would be a huge honor, something I can't even put into words.
I try to be the most versatile player on the court. If that means being a four and posting up, I'll do that. If it means playing on the wing, I can do that too.
I love it when coaches don't talk about which position they see me at. When they just refer to me as a basketball player and talk about all of the different positions they can see me playing in, I definitely listen more.
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.
My body is just built different. Some people try to look at it as a weakness, but I look at it as a blessing.
My favorite movie is 'Coach Carter' so I would definitely tell anyone who hasn't seen that to check that out.
My mom sacrificed a lot for me.
Coach K, he's just the most legendary coach to coach college basketball. I felt like going to Duke University I can learn a lot from him in my time there.
I feel like I'm one of a kind.
I don't play basketball for the money; it was the last thing I thought of when I was a little kid.
I've looked up to Michael Jordan because not only was he an assassin on offense, he was an assassin on defense.
When I'm not hitting the books or on the court working, I like to help out around my community.
Any given night, I learned it in college, you can lose a game.
I'm just a hooper.
Duke recruits the best basketball players. They don't recruit dunkers or highlight makers. They recruit good basketball players.
The city itself, I like the vibes of New Orleans.
My stepfather is my mentor. He's also like a father to me. He taught me how to be a man, how to carry myself and how to handle my business.
I feel like I need to improve in every area. That might shock people, but I'm never satisfied with my game.
Free throws - it's free money. I've got to make that count.
My birthday, I don't really see it as a special day, to be honest. It's just another day for me.
I appreciate that people think that, give me the comparisons to LeBron, but I'm not LeBron. I'm myself.
I definitely want to be in a situation where I'm playing with players that are getting me better every day by pushing me and vice versa.
One thing I'll say about Drake is that he never talks about me about going to any schools. I know people think that, but he has never done that. He just talks to me about how I'm dealing with life and things like that. He's like a big bro and I really appreciate that about him.
Personally, I've always told myself I want to stay with one team.
The atmosphere at Duke is just unbelievable. When people say that you can feel the vibrations in the gym it's not a lie.
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.
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.
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.
I want to win at everything.
I just want to show the world my love, passion and my competitive spirit.
My all-time favorite movie is 'He Got Game.'
I know that people know me for my dunks, but if you've seen me play you know that's just one part of my game.
I want to keep growing in every area.
Some people want to stay with one team but they get traded.
I just love history and I loved learning about different religions and other's people's views about the world.
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.
I just love learning about the past and everything we've been through as people and as a country.
I'm just an all-around player that does whatever my team needs.
Some things I have to keep to myself.
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.
You may go through a lot of good times, you may go through a lot of bad times, you just have to try to prepare yourself as best as you can, and for me, that's just sticking with my family.
Don't let that 'mom' word fool y'all... Her being my biggest critic was the best thing for me, actually.
When I started playing, my mom said there were three players she wanted me to watch - Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and Michael Jordan.
The championship moments are always the best and the ones you remember.
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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