I really didn't want to play basketball for the longest time, but I just wouldn't stop growing. But I always wanted to… — Luol Deng Copy Share Image
When I started playing basketball, I hated it because football had always been my sport. — Luol Deng Copy Share Image
A lot of basketball players have tendinitis. It's known as jumper's knee, and it just comes from all the pounding our knees… — Luol Deng Copy Share Image
I've always wanted to have some sort of academy or program that links education and basketball. — Luol Deng Copy Share Image
Men from my tribe in Sudan - the Dinka tribe - are very tall, so you could say I was born to… — Luol Deng Copy Share Image
I always said if I didn't focus on basketball, then it would have been football. I was pretty good and was asked… — Luol Deng Copy Share Image
I grew up in Brixton as a young teenager playing basketball for the Brixton Topcats, which marked the beginning of my career. — Luol Deng Copy Share Image
I am extremely proud to be a part of the NBA's first game in Africa. Coming from South Sudan and having participated… — Luol Deng Copy Share Image
You always - as a basketball player, as a competitor - that's where you speak most: on the court. — Luol Deng Copy Share Image
In basketball, the legs are the most important part of your body. A lot of people think it's the upper body because… — Luol Deng Copy Share Image
Here in the U.K., I want basketball to get better. I want the kids to have more playgrounds. I want the kids… — Luol Deng Copy Share Image
I play the same, contract or no contract, because trade-talk is part of basketball. — Luol Deng Copy Share Image
As much as I want to stay on the team -- I love Chicago, I love the Bulls -- at the same time, I… — Luol Deng Copy Share Image
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… — Luol Deng Copy Share Image
When I started playing basketball, I hated it because football had always been my sport. — Luol Deng Copy Share Image
Egypt was tough without our parents. My brothers and sisters had to work day by day, and every time they collected a pay cheque,… — Luol Deng Copy Share Image
I wouldn't like to be invisible for a day. But if I was... I'd probably be up to no good. — Luol Deng Copy Share Image
South Sudan is my home, and I am humbled to be in a position to help those suffering from lack of access to basic… — Luol Deng Copy Share Image
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… — Luol Deng Copy Share Image
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… — Luol Deng Copy Share Image
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. — Luol Deng Copy Share Image
When I look back at 19, coming here to Chicago, some of the things that were said, some of the stuff that you deal… — Luol Deng Copy Share Image
