I wanted to become president, and I wanted to become an astronaut. Because I was really good at math. — Joel Embiid Copy Share Image
When I started playing ball as a junior, I'm kind of glad that I was never good enough to be highly recruited. — Joel Embiid Copy Share Image
I look like I'm not listening, but I'm actually listening. I like listening to everything, observing everybody, just taking everything in, and… — Joel Embiid Copy Share Image
At some points, I wanted to quit. There were surgeries after surgeries, and I didn't really believe in myself. I didn't feel… — Joel Embiid Copy Share Image
When I was visiting schools, I wanted to go and see what they got. After my visit, I knew that Kansas was… — Joel Embiid Copy Share Image
One thing the fans got to understand is that I missed two years, and we took it really, really slow, and we… — Joel Embiid Copy Share Image
Back in 2011, I was kind of shy. I wasn't as good because that was the year, also, when I started playing basketball. — Joel Embiid Copy Share Image
I think I'm a good offensive player, good defensive player. I do it on both ends of the floor. — 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… — Joel Embiid Copy Share Image
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
