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> [I feel like when I play, I play tough. That's the New York in me. That's the street tournaments.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joakim-noah/i-feel-like-when-i-play-i-play-tough-that-s-the-new-york-in-me-that-s/)

[Joakim Noah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joakim-noah/)

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## More by Joakim Noah

> [It's really important to have balance, spend some time in nature, go to a few parties, enjoy my friends and really chill out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joakim-noah/it-s-really-important-to-have-balance-spend-some-time-in-nature-go-to/)

[Joakim Noah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joakim-noah/)

> [Being from New York, everybody's a point guard. Even when you play in the park, you've got to know how to handle the ball.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joakim-noah/being-from-new-york-everybody-s-a-point-guard-even-when-you-play-in/)

[Joakim Noah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joakim-noah/)

> [Throughout my journey in basketball, I always have someone to talk to in my father. I know how hard he had to work as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joakim-noah/throughout-my-journey-in-basketball-i-always-have-someone-to-talk-to/)

[Joakim Noah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joakim-noah/)

> [I feel like when I play, I play tough. That's the New York in me. That's the street tournaments.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joakim-noah/i-feel-like-when-i-play-i-play-tough-that-s-the-new-york-in-me-that-s/)

[Joakim Noah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joakim-noah/)

> [Art is interesting because there can be so many different perspectives in a piece of art. The way I see it may be completely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joakim-noah/art-is-interesting-because-there-can-be-so-many-different/)

[Joakim Noah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joakim-noah/)

> [I would go on summer vacations visiting family all over the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joakim-noah/i-would-go-on-summer-vacations-visiting-family-all-over-the-world/)

[Joakim Noah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joakim-noah/)

> [All my best friends live downtown in New York City. I was made in Soho.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joakim-noah/all-my-best-friends-live-downtown-in-new-york-city-i-was-made-in-soho/)

[Joakim Noah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joakim-noah/)

> [I go back to Africa every year. I have a home there. You know, my grandfather lives back there in Cameroon.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joakim-noah/i-go-back-to-africa-every-year-i-have-a-home-there-you-know-my/)

[Joakim Noah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joakim-noah/)

> [I learned a lot from my father. I'm very lucky to have a father who was a professional athlete.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joakim-noah/i-learned-a-lot-from-my-father-i-m-very-lucky-to-have-a-father-who/)

[Joakim Noah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joakim-noah/)

> [I always give respect to and pay homage to New York, because I don't feel like I would be the player that I am…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joakim-noah/i-always-give-respect-to-and-pay-homage-to-new-york-because-i-don-t/)

[Joakim Noah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joakim-noah/)

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