Jahlil Okafor

I just want to win.

— Jahlil Okafor

I never take a day off.

— Jahlil Okafor

I think I'm a great teammate.

— Jahlil Okafor

Every game is going to be different.

— Jahlil Okafor

I'm a big fan of black uniforms.

— Jahlil Okafor

I set really high expectations.

— Jahlil Okafor

I'd like to win Rookie of the Year.

— Jahlil Okafor

I wasn't always a willing passer.

— Jahlil Okafor

I definitely want to play for a school that throws the ball in the post.

— Jahlil Okafor

It's nice to be able to go against bigger guys and be able to bang.

— Jahlil Okafor

Basketball was my thing I was always able to use to forget everything.

— Jahlil Okafor

Coach K was fine with the way I played defense.

— Jahlil Okafor

I can play with my back to the basket, but I can face up as well.

— Jahlil Okafor

For as long as I remember, big men have dominated the NBA.

— Jahlil Okafor

When you have a dominant big man, that changes the aspects of the game.

— Jahlil Okafor

I try to make really close bonds with people.

— Jahlil Okafor

I always knew I wanted to be in the NBA and play myself in a video game. That was my goal when…

— Jahlil Okafor

When I found out that I'd been traded to Brooklyn - it was pretty much the best feeling in the world.

— Jahlil Okafor

I remember my first camps when I was in high school, freshman year. I did a LeBron James camp, and I thought…

— Jahlil Okafor

I do three different workouts a day. In total, it's about six or seven hours.

— Jahlil Okafor

In college, when you lose one game as a top team, it's like the end of the world.

— Jahlil Okafor

Of course, in college, you're traveling, especially when you're with Duke basketball, but in the NBA, it's on a whole entire level.

— Jahlil Okafor

I've been playing basketball my entire life, so I feel comfortable doing what is asked of me.

— Jahlil Okafor

When I found out dairy was an inflammatory, which I had no idea about, I cut that out.

— Jahlil Okafor

Around sixth or seventh grade, I fell in love with Tim Duncan and his all-around game. That's when I started watching him.…

— Jahlil Okafor

I just think that playing in a championship game and playing in every game in March Madness, that's just more time for…

— Jahlil Okafor

I didn't think I was going to be doubled my first NBA game. I knew it would happen eventually, but I got…

— Jahlil Okafor

Rankings, for most players, are like adversity because we all want to be the best. So you've just got to approach it…

— Jahlil Okafor

I've talked to a bunch of big men who told me they didn't really start playing basketball until seventh or eighth grade.…

— Jahlil Okafor

Ever since third grade - I never even noticed it until after the game - people were telling me how crazy my…

— Jahlil Okafor

There's a lot of pride I have coming from Chicago because so many great players have done so many great things in…

— Jahlil Okafor

Shaquille O'Neal was probably my favorite athlete growing up. I loved how dominant and unstoppable he was, but also his charisma off…

— Jahlil Okafor

First time we played together was when I was in seventh grade, he was in eighth. There was a lot of buzz…

— Jahlil Okafor

I pray to my mother before every game. She passed away when I was 9, but I always consider her my wings…

— Jahlil Okafor

I've done this a couple times, been to a couple different camps and a couple different AAU practices to talk to kids.…

— Jahlil Okafor

In eighth grade, I pretty much didn't want to pass. I was 6'8'.' I was always bigger and stronger. I was getting…

— Jahlil Okafor

I've always been a physical player.

— Jahlil Okafor

I was a big sweet-tea guy.

— Jahlil Okafor

Chicago is home for me.

— Jahlil Okafor

I don't worry about individual matchups.

— Jahlil Okafor