I have the natural ability to pick things up a lot faster than I think most people would. Mohamed Bamba More Quotes by Mohamed Bamba More Quotes From Mohamed Bamba There's a significant difference between greed and hunger. When you're greedy, you just want things. That's your only need. But when you're hungry for things, it's a mixture of need and want, which is more logical to me. Mohamed Bamba yourmeyougreed You gotta deal with a lot of people, the naysayers... but I've always been the guy who kinda just smiles and laughs at it. I use it as constructive criticism to be honest. Whether they're intentionally trying to be kind of spiteful or not, it's constructive criticism because you can't say there's always truth to it but there's definitely something. Mohamed Bamba yoube-kindtruthpeople A unicorn is a mythical creature that you've never seen before. And a unicorn player, he makes plays and does stuff you've never seen before. Mohamed Bamba seenheneveryou One of my goals is to be Defensive Player of the Year. One of my goals is to be Rookie of the Year. And one of my long-term goals is to be walking across that stage with a jacket on and a nice little patch on it that says 'Hall of Fame.' Mohamed Bamba goalsnicewalkingfame I watched the Knicks when they were at their worst, and I would always root for them because it's always been in my heart. Mohamed Bamba becausealwaysworstheart I want everything and anything I can get from this game. Because in reality, I owe this game my life. Mohamed Bamba my-lifegamelifereality That's something I embrace, just doing stuff not many people can do. Mohamed Bamba somethingdoingembracepeople A 7-footer who hits a step-back jumper - that's a pretty unicorn-like thing. Or someone who blocks a shot off the top of the backboard, pushes it in transition, and finds a shooter in the corner - that's pretty unicorn-like. Mohamed Bamba prettysomeonetopwho Whenever I guard a guard, I don't want to reach too much, but I will poke at the ball once to get him thinking. Mohamed Bamba willtoo-muchwantthinking Anthony Davis' lateral movement is one of a kind. Mohamed Bamba davismovementkind A lot of playcalls are for the corner 3. I thought that's something I should really work on. Mohamed Bamba cornersomethingthoughtwork With that corner 3, it's the highest percentage shot in the game. Mohamed Bamba cornershotgamehighest Although there's no one I really pattern my game after, I am a firm believer in stealing stuff from other people. Mohamed Bamba i-amgamestealingpeople If you look at all the great shot-blockers of all time, they had length, and they had instincts. Even when you look at guards, like Dwyane Wade. He's one of the best shot-blocking guards ever, and he has great instincts. He's kind of cat-like. Mohamed Bamba bestgreatyoutime I'm looking forward to playing against LeBron. Mohamed Bamba forwardlookinglooking-forward My whole thing is if you want to do it, then do it. Kobe told me this, but he said, 'You don't wanna lay all your eggs in one basket, but you wanna lay all your eggs in one basket.' If you wanna do something and be great at it, that's what you're going to have to specialize in. Just take it and run. Mohamed Bamba yourgreatmeyou Don't be one foot in and one foot out, especially coming up in New York. It's so easy to lose sight of what you want to do and who you want to be. Mohamed Bamba losenewyoueasy I need to improve on a lot of different areas. I need to improve on my timing on my shot-blocking, when to go, and when not to go. And there's definitely always room for improvement on my shooting. Mohamed Bamba needgoalwaysimprovement I love traveling. I love basketball. Mohamed Bamba travelingi-lovebasketballlove I truly believe motivation is internal, but there are so many things that happen externally, and it's hard to not pick that up as motivation. Mohamed Bamba happenhardmotivationbelieve
