100 Quotes by 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. I tell them you have to be dedicated, have to decide if you want to be a serious basketball player or not. They always ask, 'What if you get discouraged?' You have to remember what your goal was in the first place.

My father has his master's degree. My uncle does as well.

I think, yeah, Chicago is the best basketball city in America.

I wasn't always a willing passer.

One time, I palmed some medicine balls, just because people wanted to see if I could do it.

In eighth grade, I pretty much didn't want to pass. I was 6'8'.' I was always bigger and stronger. I was getting triple-teamed, and the results weren't good. I wasn't helping my team. I was forcing shots. Then I started passing it out to my team, and they started hitting shots and slashing, and that's when things opened up for me.

I've always been a Kobe fan; he's one of my favorite players.

I'm just trying to get better each game.

I love LeBron, but Kobe was the first player I actually considered my favorite.