Luol Deng

I don't play for recognition.

— Luol Deng

I really feel great when I help somebody.

— Luol Deng

I've played with a lot of injuries.

— Luol Deng

I get up early and go to bed early.

— Luol Deng

Chicago is where I have always wanted to be.

— Luol Deng

As good as Miami is, we'd rather go to Miami.

— Luol Deng

It's not easy not to play.

— Luol Deng

I was just a lanky kid, just tall.

— Luol Deng

I always believe every team that wins has to go through some things.

— Luol Deng

It is just a great honour to be representing Great Britain.

— Luol Deng

Life is about going through things and learning along the way.

— Luol Deng

No matter what I do for the rest of my career, I think I'll always be a Bulls guy.

— Luol Deng

Manute Bol taught my family the game of basketball.

— Luol Deng

I think that my offense comes from what I do with my defense.

— Luol Deng

I was always tall, but I had a real growth spurt between 12 and 14.

— Luol Deng

We had a court, and my brothers would play outdoors, with rims barely hanging in there.

— Luol Deng

I'm not the same person on the court. I'm different when I'm off the court. Off the court, I don't need to…

— Luol Deng

There are a lot of people you never hear about that helped me a lot with my career and helped me become…

— Luol Deng

As much as I want to stay on the team -- I love Chicago, I love the Bulls -- at the same…

— Luol Deng

I don't mind someone saying I'm not good enough. It hurts more when someone says you're faking an injury.

— Luol Deng

The older you get, the more you appreciate where you are and the more confidence you have in what you can do.

— Luol Deng

I really didn't want to play basketball for the longest time, but I just wouldn't stop growing. But I always wanted to…

— Luol Deng

When people ask me where I'm from, I say I'm from the Sudan. But when they ask what my hometown is, I…

— Luol Deng

When I look back at 19, coming here to Chicago, some of the things that were said, some of the stuff that…

— Luol Deng

I have friends growing up in Egypt. I have friends in England. And they just can't believe that what I used to…

— Luol Deng

I was very skilled at football at a young age in Egypt. I never played with a real ball. We used rolled-up…

— Luol Deng

I believe leaving school early was the right decision to make, but at first, I wasn't sure. But my coaches told me…

— Luol Deng

Here in the U.K., I want basketball to get better. I want the kids to have more playgrounds. I want the kids…

— Luol Deng

When we were in Egypt, we were refugees. My family and I were homeless. For five years, out of all of the…

— Luol Deng

Whatever the issue is, whether it's Ebola or something else, I just want to get involved. Sometimes, even if it's just my…

— Luol Deng

My older brother played professionally in Europe. My other older brother went to UConn on scholarship, finished his education in political science,…

— Luol Deng

I am extremely proud to be a part of the NBA's first game in Africa. Coming from South Sudan and having participated…

— Luol Deng

I don't like sneaking up on people.

— Luol Deng

I know how to put the ball in the hoop.

— Luol Deng

Man, I hate vegetables.

— Luol Deng

In England, I'm just another tall guy!

— Luol Deng

I am big fan of Arsenal.

— Luol Deng

I've always been low key, do my thing, do what I got to do, and get on with it.

— Luol Deng

A lot of people experience racism at different times on different terms.

— Luol Deng

When I started playing basketball, I hated it because football had always been my sport.

— Luol Deng