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> [I want to keep educating the world on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture. It's who I am. It's what I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-mills/i-want-to-keep-educating-the-world-on-the-aboriginal-and-torres/)

[Patty Mills](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-mills/)

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> [To continue my efforts as a leader for my people and to follow my family's legacy of providing legitimate opportunities for Aboriginal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-mills/to-continue-my-efforts-as-a-leader-for-my-people-and-to-follow-my/)

[Patty Mills](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-mills/)

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> [There's no running water in a remote Aboriginal community? I can do something about that, let's go do it. I've been brought…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-mills/there-s-no-running-water-in-a-remote-aboriginal-community-i-can-do/)

[Patty Mills](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-mills/)

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## Other authors on Aboriginal

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-shari-sebbens-84517.jpg) Shari Sebbens 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aboriginal/shari-sebbens/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-tony-abbott-91755.jpg) Tony Abbott 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aboriginal/tony-abbott/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-evonne-goolagong-cawley-34392.jpg) Evonne Goolagong Cawley 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aboriginal/evonne-goolagong-cawley/)

## More by Patty Mills

> [People ask when I was younger in the league who my favourite player was to play against and it was Steve Nash. It wasn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-mills/people-ask-when-i-was-younger-in-the-league-who-my-favourite-player/)

[Patty Mills](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-mills/)

> [I think an all-around type of mentality is the thing that I have tried to have always. I am not too happy with myself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-mills/i-think-an-all-around-type-of-mentality-is-the-thing-that-i-have/)

[Patty Mills](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-mills/)

> [You have games when you miss shots and when you make shots. But knowing you're here for a reason and you're an NBA basketballer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-mills/you-have-games-when-you-miss-shots-and-when-you-make-shots-but/)

[Patty Mills](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-mills/)

> [We're not America. We are our own country, and we have our own issues.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-mills/we-re-not-america-we-are-our-own-country-and-we-have-our-own-issues/)

[Patty Mills](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-mills/)

> [I got it tough, but I can't even imagine what the Stolen Generation went through.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-mills/i-got-it-tough-but-i-can-t-even-imagine-what-the-stolen-generation/)

[Patty Mills](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-mills/)

> [I'm trying to help inspire kids to achieve their dreams and never give up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-mills/i-m-trying-to-help-inspire-kids-to-achieve-their-dreams-and-never/)

[Patty Mills](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-mills/)

> [It has nothing to do with money. We don't play for Australia to get paid. We play for the pride of our country and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-mills/it-has-nothing-to-do-with-money-we-don-t-play-for-australia-to-get/)

[Patty Mills](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-mills/)

> [When it comes to the green and gold, the passion starts pouring out from me to be able to create something special in that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-mills/when-it-comes-to-the-green-and-gold-the-passion-starts-pouring-out/)

[Patty Mills](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-mills/)

> [San Antonio is more of a home than anything to be honest. They saw me as a huge part of their organisation to continue…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-mills/san-antonio-is-more-of-a-home-than-anything-to-be-honest-they-saw-me/)

[Patty Mills](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-mills/)

> [The way that I represent Australia and indigenous Australia affects other people as well from other cultures.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-mills/the-way-that-i-represent-australia-and-indigenous-australia-affects/)

[Patty Mills](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-mills/)

> [It's one of those things, as a team sport there are always things you try to find to come together and bond.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-mills/it-s-one-of-those-things-as-a-team-sport-there-are-always-things-you/)

[Patty Mills](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-mills/)

> [A lot of my teammates in the NBA call me Little Patty anyway as they are about two feet taller than me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-mills/a-lot-of-my-teammates-in-the-nba-call-me-little-patty-anyway-as-they/)

[Patty Mills](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-mills/)

> [I think it's important for everyone to understand that if you have a background and culture... to really use that as motivation to fuel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-mills/i-think-it-s-important-for-everyone-to-understand-that-if-you-have-a/)

[Patty Mills](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-mills/)

> [I've been quite fortunate to visit juvenile detention centers in Australia, jails in Western Australia. To be able to go out there and visit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-mills/i-ve-been-quite-fortunate-to-visit-juvenile-detention-centers-in/)

[Patty Mills](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-mills/)

> [When fans say 'Bala,' that's cultural awareness to me. I hope I've helped open up their world a little.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-mills/when-fans-say-bala-that-s-cultural-awareness-to-me-i-hope-i-ve-helped/)

[Patty Mills](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-mills/)

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