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Joel Embiid

(1994) Basketball Player

98 quotes in 290 categories

Embiid says he can play every role on the court, from passing to posting up, and that his minutes depend on how his body feels. He recalls a first college dunk that almost made him quit, yet he keeps trusting the process and believes his faith guides him when he feels lost. He also jokes he’s unstoppable in video‑game mode.

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Joel Embiid is a basketball player.

Quick Facts About Joel Embiid

Born: March 16, 1994
Profession: Basketball Player

About Joel Embiid

Cameroonian and French basketball player... | Joel Hans Embiid is a Cameroonian American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After one year of college basketball with the Kansas Jayhawks, he was drafted third overall by the 76ers in the 2014 NBA draft. The 7-foot (2.13 m) cente

Quotes by Joel Embiid

I do like to be shirtless.

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I'm very good at drawing fouls.

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Trust 'The Process.'

Process

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I love when people talk trash.

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I'm not made of glass.

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I think of myself as a complete player.

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The Process is never going to end.

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I feel like racism isn't over.

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I want to be in Philly for the rest of my life.

Life

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I always like to have some type of connection with the crowd.

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I started playing basketball so late, it just means that anything is possible.

Anything is possible

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I want to get in there and jump in the stands and dive for every loose ball.

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I feel like I am the best defensive player in the league.

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The first time I watched basketball was in 2010.

Basketball

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People have labeled the Process as whatever, tanking. I don't see it like that.

Football

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If the team needs me to recruit somebody, I'll be here. I'll be doing that.

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I'm not cocky, I'm humble, but I think I can be really special, one of the top players in the league.

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I wanted to become president, and I wanted to become an astronaut. Because I was really good at math.

Astronaut

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I'm competitive, and I think everybody knows that if you're talking trash, you're gonna get a reaction out of me.

Competitive

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I started liking basketball when I was 13, but I couldn't play because my dad thought it was too physical.

Basketball

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If they're going to foul me, I'm going to step to the line and make some free throws.

Football

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Chinese fans are just passionate about the game. The love they have is just insane.

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I started playing basketball very late, and for me to make it to the league so fast... I've always said my life…

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I see a lot of athletes that don't really use social media, or they're saying the same stuff. I kind of wanted…

Athletes

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I don't really care about the friendships on the court. I got my friends. I got my family, which I'm close to.…

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I think it would've been a little easier if I grew up in America; they've got better conditions for basketball players. At…

America

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I always dream about that type of moment. In my head, I always kind of create that scenario, just about, like, some…

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When I play '2K,' I'll play in GM mode. And I choose different teams. But I always trade for myself because I'm…

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I'm starting to figure it out - figure out my spots, where I should be on the court, where I'm most effective,…

Court

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I feel like Americans don't really have any idea of what's going on in the world, especially us Africans. I feel like…

Africans

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Basketball has given me everything, but it has to be bigger than basketball. That was the first thing that I said to…

Basketball

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I look like I'm not listening, but I'm actually listening. I like listening to everything, observing everybody, just taking everything in, and…

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My very first scrimmage at Kansas, I got dunked on so hard by Tarik Black that I almost quit. Tarik dunked on…

Football

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One night, I went out with my teammates. I don't drink alcohol, so I wasn't drinking. This girl walked up to me;…

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I love being physical.

Being

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My life is like a movie.

Life

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I like playing in front of the crowd and get them into it.

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On the defensive end, I have to do my job.

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I like playing on the road and quieting the crowd. I love it.

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I don't like to be involved in front-office stuff.

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