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In basketball, the legs are the most important part of your body. A lot of people think it's the upper body because you shoot with your arms, but your legs are always carrying you, so if you don't lift leg weights, your muscles will be easily fatigued.
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I don't think it changes who you are inside. But when you have a lot of money, it makes a lot of things easier. That's why everyone wants to be successful.
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I know that, me being from Sudan and London, it's a big honour to have even made it to the NBA.
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I remember when I was a kid, as a refugee in Egypt, every day, there was always a hope that we'd get to leave tomorrow and we'd get to go somewhere.
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Whatever the issue is, whether it's Ebola or something else, I just want to get involved. Sometimes, even if it's just my time or my words, if my involvement changes people from donating $1 to $2, then I'll do it.
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To me, somebody can say what they want about me all day, whether it's my game or my personality or who I am as a human being.
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I have friends who ended up playing professionally in the Middle East and Europe.
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My older brother played professionally in Europe. My other older brother went to UConn on scholarship, finished his education in political science, then he went on and played in Europe for years. My other brother played in Europe.
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Egypt was tough without our parents. My brothers and sisters had to work day by day, and every time they collected a pay cheque, they brought it into the house and put it on the table. That's how we lived.
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My whole life, I've been getting used to adapting. There are small differences, but culturally, the States and the U.K. are very close.
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I had this one teacher, and as I got older and translated things he used to say, it was racist and hatred stuff he was saying toward me and my brother.
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In Africa, kids don't look at black athletes and say, 'They're different from us.' They look at them and say, 'That can be me.'
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I grew up in Brixton as a young teenager playing basketball for the Brixton Topcats, which marked the beginning of my career.
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When we were in Egypt, we were refugees. My family and I were homeless. For five years, out of all of the countries in the world that my father was contacting, the only one that took us in was England.
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I work hard. I never want to live with that feeling that I've disappointed somebody.
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From where I came from, the way I was raised, when somebody does something for you, you always want to give something back to them.
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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.
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I think injuries happen. You can prevent a lot of them, but some of them you can't.
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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.
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The older you get, the more you appreciate where you are and the more confidence you have in what you can do.
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I've seen players in the past who wanted to stay with their team, and it didn't work out.
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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.
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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.
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I really didn't want to play basketball for the longest time, but I just wouldn't stop growing. But I always wanted to be a professional soccer player.
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I've been in situations in my career where I've had slumps and struggles. I always stick with it and just keep working.
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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.
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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.
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I'm a big believer in that I'm here for a reason, and I don't want to forget where I'm from.
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We had a court, and my brothers would play outdoors, with rims barely hanging in there.
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The best thing I learned from Manute was to be selfless. He was always about his people. He was about helping others.
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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.
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I don't mind someone saying I'm not good enough. It hurts more when someone says you're faking an injury.
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Every single team that I've played for, every single person would tell you that I've given it everything every single day.
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