Cameroonian - Athlete | March 16, 1994 -
I started liking basketball when I was 13, but I couldn't play because my dad thought it was too physical.
Joel Embiid
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My life is like a movie.
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I love competing. I mean, if you ask anybody around me, my coaches, they know I love competing. I hate losing.
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One thing when I started playing in the league, I saw that a lot of guys are friendly. It's OK to be friendly, especially off the court. But on the court, I want to dominate.
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I'm trying to dominate, and if you dominate, you're going to be hated because you're going to talk so much stuff.
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When I look at myself, I'm not a big man - I'm a guard. I can do everything on the basketball court. You can name it - pass, post up, shoot the ball, bring the ball up, being a playmaker - so I'm excited to break that stereotype.
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When I sat down with Under Armour, one of the first things we talked about was how this can be bigger than just shoes, bigger than just basketball.
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I want to win the MVP. I feel like, at the end of the day, it might be an individual award, but when I play better, the team also does.
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I don't like to be involved in front-office stuff.
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I want to be that type of guy - I want to be Kobe Bryant. I want to be Tim Duncan. I want to be Dirk Nowitzki - stay with one team my whole career.
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Philly will be the place for me for my whole career.
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I want to be the Defensive Player of the Year and, if I have the chance, be MVP.
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