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Joakim Noah

(1985) Basketball Player

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Joakim Noah is a basketball player, best known for Interrupting Violence.

Quick Facts About Joakim Noah

Born: February 25, 1985
Profession: Basketball Player
Notable works: Interrupting Violence

About Joakim Noah

Joakim Simon Noah is a former professional basketball player. Born in New York, Noah was a member of the France national team and played college basketball for the Florida Gators, winning back-to-back NCAA championships in 2006 and 2007. The Chicago Bulls selected Noah with the ninth overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft. Noah is a two-time NBA All-Star and was named to the All-NBA First Team in 2014 when he also was named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes 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…

Balance

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Being from New York, everybody's a point guard. Even when you play in the park, you've got to know how to handle…

Ball

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Throughout my journey in basketball, I always have someone to talk to in my father. I know how hard he had to…

Always

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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.

Feel

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Art is interesting because there can be so many different perspectives in a piece of art. The way I see it may…

Art

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I would go on summer vacations visiting family all over the world.

Family

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All my best friends live downtown in New York City. I was made in Soho.

Best

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I go back to Africa every year. I have a home there. You know, my grandfather lives back there in Cameroon.

Africa

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I learned a lot from my father. I'm very lucky to have a father who was a professional athlete.

Athlete

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I always give respect to and pay homage to New York, because I don't feel like I would be the player that…

Always

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