Cameroonian - Athlete | March 16, 1994 -
I'm competitive, and I think everybody knows that if you're talking trash, you're gonna get a reaction out of me.
Joel Embiid
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Agents recruiting high-school players and talking to high-schoolers - I feel like those are the people who put bad ideas in kids.
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When I started playing ball as a junior, I'm kind of glad that I was never good enough to be highly recruited.
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You know how I learned to shoot? I watched white people. Just regular white people. They really put their elbow in and finish up top. You can find videos of them online.
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When I was still back in Cameroon, because I didn't know English, I used to listen to French rap all the time and then a little bit of American hip-hop. And then, when I got to the States, that's when I really got into all those guys - Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, all those guys.
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Before games and sometimes practice, I like something with a dope beat. Like Rick Ross, when he's just like, 'RUH!,' all that stuff.
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I like Meek Mill a lot. I listen to 'Dreams & Nightmares' introduction a lot. I always act crazy when the beat drops.
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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; she was talking to me. She was like, 'Why aren't you drinking?' I was like, 'I just don't drink. Alcohol is nasty.' She said, 'I might have something for you.' She went and got a Shirley Temple. Then I was like, 'Ohhh, OK.'
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That's the whole point of playing basketball - having fun.
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I want to have a lot to do with winning a championship or bringing a championship back to the city of Philadelphia.
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At some points, I wanted to quit. There were surgeries after surgeries, and I didn't really believe in myself. I didn't feel good about my body.
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I really feel like I have the potential - and I'm not even kidding about it - I have the potential to be the best player in the league.
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