Bam Adebayo

My whole thing when I got in the NBA was I want to win a championship. The mindset hasn't changed.

— Bam Adebayo

Some guys, when they get drafted, they only think about themselves. They go buy cars and houses. I just wanted to take…

— Bam Adebayo

I sucked. It was my first time picking up a basketball. I watched it on TV, but I never knew what to…

— Bam Adebayo

It was kind of like an agreement, I guess you can say. It was like, 'Hey, bro, you want to be on…

— Bam Adebayo

I'm a competitor. I like compete.

— Bam Adebayo

I just got to be more aggressive. A lot of time, I just got to make the right reads. It's nothing major,…

— Bam Adebayo

Hard work pays off. But it doesn't stop now. I know I'm generational wealthy, as you can say, but still got business…

— Bam Adebayo

Me, growing up, I was a Kobe fan, Kobe fanatic, and just getting, just being able to just wear his shoes, it's…

— Bam Adebayo

You just gotta hang around people that are really outgoing, and you'll end up, before you know it, you'll be an outgoing…

— Bam Adebayo

I get to represent me and my family, but most importantly the Miami Heat.

— Bam Adebayo

Different players play you different ways. Some players might be slow-footed so they got to backup. Some players might push you up.…

— Bam Adebayo

I feel like I've built big enough platform and still building my platform for us to get justice for Breonna Taylor.

— Bam Adebayo

Like I said, being an African-American man, you can tell there's two Americas we're living in. They don't want us to be…

— Bam Adebayo

My mom is a country lady. She wants to be in the trees.

— Bam Adebayo

My mom's never owned anything. I always wanted her to own something that she could say, 'This is mine' and feel good…

— Bam Adebayo

I didn't want to be looked at as a below-the-poverty-line kid. But now I think, that trailer is where I got the…

— Bam Adebayo

To raise a son by yourself and not having a car or not having the right income to make sure he can…

— Bam Adebayo

Growing up in a trailer, you think everything you get is good. I always thought it was a gift from God, because…

— Bam Adebayo

I'm an African-American man. I've got to live with that. I've got to be cautious everywhere I go.

— Bam Adebayo

An organization believes in me to where I'm worth $163 million, possibly $200 million. When you put it in that form, the…

— Bam Adebayo

Everybody remember, Black Lives Matter.

— Bam Adebayo

It took a toll when I couldn't see my mom as much.

— Bam Adebayo

First year, I was in a real high pace running around and I couldn't pace myself.

— Bam Adebayo

Every time we go to Sacramento, I go see De'Aaron Fox. Every time he comes to Miami, he comes to the crib.…

— Bam Adebayo

It doesn't matter if it's Spencer Dinwiddie, Taurean Prince, DeAndre Jordan, I'm trying to win that matchup every time.

— Bam Adebayo