Growing up, it was just me and my mom. I watched her struggle for 17 years, and when I was 19, I got a chance to pay off all of her debt after two paychecks. That's a crazy feeling. — Bam Adebayo Copy Share Image
When I was younger, it's like, 'Mom works. Normal adult stuff.' But you mature and start to look at it differently. I watched my mom struggle. She comes home tired. She doesn't want to do anything. As I got older,… — Bam Adebayo Copy Share Image
My whole thing when I got in the NBA was I want to win a championship. The mindset hasn't changed. — Bam Adebayo Copy Share Image
Some guys, when they get drafted, they only think about themselves. They go buy cars and houses. I just wanted to take care of… — Bam Adebayo Copy Share Image
I sucked. It was my first time picking up a basketball. I watched it on TV, but I never knew what to really do… — Bam Adebayo Copy Share Image
It was kind of like an agreement, I guess you can say. It was like, 'Hey, bro, you want to be on Team USA?'… — Bam Adebayo Copy Share Image
I just got to be more aggressive. A lot of time, I just got to make the right reads. It's nothing major, just minor… — Bam Adebayo Copy Share Image
Hard work pays off. But it doesn't stop now. I know I'm generational wealthy, as you can say, but still got business to handle. — Bam Adebayo Copy Share Image
Me, growing up, I was a Kobe fan, Kobe fanatic, and just getting, just being able to just wear his shoes, it's my favorite… — Bam Adebayo Copy Share Image
You just gotta hang around people that are really outgoing, and you'll end up, before you know it, you'll be an outgoing person. — Bam Adebayo Copy Share Image
I get to represent me and my family, but most importantly the Miami Heat. — Bam Adebayo Copy Share Image
Different players play you different ways. Some players might be slow-footed so they got to backup. Some players might push you up. You've got… — Bam Adebayo Copy Share Image
I feel like I've built big enough platform and still building my platform for us to get justice for Breonna Taylor. — Bam Adebayo Copy Share Image
