Bam Adebayo Quotes:
My mom is a country lady. She wants to be in the trees.
Bam Adebayo
Different players play you different ways. Some players might be slow-footed so they got to backup. Some players might push you up. You’ve got to have a go-to that’s a mix for both of them.
Bam Adebayo
Everybody remember, Black Lives Matter.
Bam Adebayo
When you get in this profession, you want the coaches to put more on your plate.
Bam Adebayo
First year, I was in a real high pace running around and I couldn’t pace myself.
Bam Adebayo
An organization believes in me to where I’m worth $163 million, possibly $200 million. When you put it in that form, the responsibility hits home.
Bam Adebayo
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Growing up in a trailer, you think everything you get is good. I always thought it was a gift from God, because some people are out here struggling and on the street. We had warmth. We had clothes. We had a roof over our head.
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That competitive nature comes out when I feel like I’m playing bad and when things aren’t going right.
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To be in the Finals and the medical staff is telling me I can’t play… it sucks.
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I’m thinking bigger picture; I want a championship.
Bam Adebayo
I understand that we want to be in the middle of protests with our bodies and we want people to know that we’re there supporting Black Lives Matter, which I’m 100 percent about. And I’m 100 percent about going to the bubble and doing it on national television where everybody sees it.
Bam Adebayo
My mom’s never owned anything. I always wanted her to own something that she could say, ‘This is mine’ and feel good about it.
Bam Adebayo
I’ve always got the thrill of just putting on that uniform and going out there and playing.
Bam Adebayo
I never wanted to have a workout where I was by myself. I always wanted to have somebody to compete against.
Bam Adebayo
Some guys, when they get drafted, they only think about themselves. They go buy cars and houses. I just wanted to take care of my mom.
Bam Adebayo
I’m passionate about schoolwork because I don’t like getting bad grades.
Bam Adebayo
I’m a competitor. I like compete.
Bam Adebayo
Growing up, it was just me and my mom. I watched her struggle for 17 years, and when I was 19, I got a chance to pay off all of her debt after two paychecks. That’s a crazy feeling.
Bam Adebayo
I’m a person, and everybody wants to be an all-star. Nobody wants to just be a role-player. I’ve thought about it. But the number one goal is to keep winning, so I’m more focused on that than being an all-star, honestly.
Bam Adebayo
I feel like I’m trying to change basketball; being a center, being able to play both sides of the ball and being able to pass as well as I can, that’s a difference-maker on a team, especially at the center spot, so it’s respect at all levels.
Bam Adebayo
People who have a strong sense of determination about themselves, I feel like the sky is the limit for those types of people.
Bam Adebayo
When I was younger, it’s like, ‘Mom works. Normal adult stuff.’ But you mature and start to look at it differently. I watched my mom struggle. She comes home tired. She doesn’t want to do anything. As I got older, I started thinking, ‘My mom doesn’t deserve this.’ My whole devotion became to get my mom out of that trailer.
Bam Adebayo
The playoffs are unpredictable. You never know what can happen and how these playoffs go.
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I feel like if a dude wants to get his point across and wants to protest, I feel like he has the right to do that.
Bam Adebayo
‘Last Friday Night’… I just heard a song, and I just liked Katy Perry ever since.
Bam Adebayo
I’ve just never liked giving up on anything.
Bam Adebayo
That’s the thing about basketball – you do good things and you start to get recognition.
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