Football Quotes by Luol Deng

I am big fan of Arsenal.

— Luol Deng

I know how to put the ball in the hoop.

— Luol Deng

It's not easy not to play.

— Luol Deng

Playing defense hard gets me going offensively.

— Luol Deng

I've always wanted to have some sort of academy or program that links education and basketball.

— Luol Deng

The way I play, I'm always moving. I like to move the ball.

— Luol Deng

Whoever Barcelona are playing, you're just interested to watch because Messi's playing.

— Luol Deng

I play the same, contract or no contract, because trade-talk is part of basketball.

— Luol Deng

I know that, me being from Sudan and London, it's a big honour to have even made it to the NBA.

— Luol Deng

When I started playing basketball, I hated it because football had always been my sport.

— Luol Deng

We talk about players going broke, but we don't talk about why that is happening.

— Luol Deng

I think that my offense comes from what I do with my defense.

— Luol Deng

At 13, I concentrated on my school work and playing sports, which, to this day, is something I still believe is very,…

— Luol Deng

A lot of freshmen will come in and say they can do what Carmelo did, but not everybody is Carmelo Anthony. He…

— Luol Deng

When I go out there, I try to do everything I can to win. That doesn't mean I have to score more…

— Luol Deng

I have friends growing up in Egypt. I have friends in England. And they just can't believe that what I used to…

— Luol Deng

Every single team that I've played for, every single person would tell you that I've given it everything every single day.

— Luol Deng

Best team player? As good as Lebron James is, I have to go with Messi. What he's doing, he's on pace to…

— Luol Deng

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

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

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

I was very skilled at football at a young age in Egypt. I never played with a real ball. We used rolled-up…

— Luol Deng

I always believe every team that wins has to go through some things.

— Luol Deng

Manute Bol taught my family the game of basketball.

— Luol Deng

We just couldn't hit shots. We had good looks but they weren't falling and we kept turning the ball over.

— Luol Deng

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…

— Luol Deng

As much as I want to stay on the team -- I love Chicago, I love the Bulls -- at the same…

— Luol Deng