I think it would've been a little easier if I grew up in America; they've got better conditions for basketball players. At the same time, many people have said to me that having to start playing so late helped me… — Joel Embiid Copy Share Image
If I play against you the first time - or it doesn't even have to be the first time - and you want to… — Joel Embiid Copy Share Image
When I look at myself, I'm not a big man - I'm a guard. I can do everything on the basketball court. You can… — Joel Embiid Copy Share Image
If I feel great and my body feels great and my knee is fine, I should play 30 minutes or more. I definitely have… — Joel Embiid Copy Share Image
My very first scrimmage at Kansas, I got dunked on so hard by Tarik Black that I almost quit. Tarik dunked on me so hard that I was looking at plane tickets home. This guy was a senior. He was a grown man. I didn't know what was going on. He got his own rebound and dunked over me so… — Joel Embiid Copy Share
Sometimes, I feel like I'm lost. But I've always said that I believe in God. — Joel Embiid Copy Share Image
When I play '2K,' I'll play in GM mode. And I choose different teams. But I always trade for myself because I'm unstoppable. Literally… — Joel Embiid Copy Share Image
I want people to say that an African basketball player is the best player in the whole world. — Joel Embiid Copy Share Image
When I sat down with Under Armour, one of the first things we talked about was how this can be bigger than just shoes,… — Joel Embiid Copy Share Image
One thing when I started playing in the league, I saw that a lot of guys are friendly. It's OK to be friendly, especially… — Joel Embiid Copy Share Image
I had this DVD that my coach in Cameroon had mailed to me when I first came to America. It was an hour-long tape… — Joel Embiid Copy Share Image
