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Earlier in my career, a lot of guys wanted individual numbers and to do well individually.
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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.
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We talk about players going broke, but we don't talk about why that is happening.
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Because I was the youngest boy, I was always my mom's favorite - and my brothers were always tough on me.
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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.
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When I started playing basketball, I hated it because football had always been my sport.
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I wouldn't like to be invisible for a day. But if I was... I'd probably be up to no good.
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Here in the U.K., I want basketball to get better. I want the kids to have more playgrounds. I want the kids to have more attention. I want basketball to be on TV more often. But I really don't care if I walk down the street and somebody recognises me or not.
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At 13, I concentrated on my school work and playing sports, which, to this day, is something I still believe is very, very important.
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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.
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I only lived in Sudan until I was four years, so I cannot really relate to that. It is just a different lifestyle.
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You always - as a basketball player, as a competitor - that's where you speak most: on the court.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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I've always been low key, do my thing, do what I got to do, and get on with it.
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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.
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I was very skilled at football at a young age in Egypt. I never played with a real ball. We used rolled-up socks or a balloon with a towel ducktaped to it, and we played on concrete in bare feet.
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In the States, I get recognised all the time. I met a fan once who had a tattoo of my face on his arm. I can see how some people get carried away with it, but I don't have trouble staying grounded.
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Even in high school, when I had injuries, I tried to play with them. When I shouldn't have worked out, I worked out.
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Throughout my career, I've never really been a guy who created drama or wanted to deal with drama.
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There are so many kids in Africa who adore these athletes in the NBA and see themselves in them, even though we're so far removed.
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A lot of basketball players have tendinitis. It's known as jumper's knee, and it just comes from all the pounding our knees take.
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I always said if I didn't focus on basketball, then it would have been football. I was pretty good and was asked to go to England trials.
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I play the same, contract or no contract, because trade-talk is part of basketball.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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