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Joel Embiid
Cameroonian
Athlete
Born:
Mar 16
,
1994
Basketball
Good
Like
Me
Think
You
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When I was visiting schools, I wanted to go and see what they got. After my visit, I knew that Kansas was good.
Joel Embiid
Good
Visit
Visiting
See
Knew
Schools
Got
Go
Wanted
After
Kansas
Basketball has given me everything, but it has to be bigger than basketball. That was the first thing that I said to Under Armour, and they were behind it 100 percent. This isn't about a shoe deal.
Joel Embiid
Me
First
Everything
About
Percent
Given
Armour
First Thing
Deal
Said
Were
Than
Shoe
Behind
The First Thing
Bigger
Thing
Basketball
I feel like I'm one of the most physical players in the league - I love contact. I love attacking. I love going to the free throw line.
Joel Embiid
Love
Free
Physical
Attacking
Throw
Contact
Feel
League
Like
Most
Line
Going
Players
I always think about myself as, like, a regular person. I want to be able to enjoy everything.
Joel Embiid
Myself
Enjoy
Think
Everything
Able
About
Like
Always
Person
Want
Regular
Regular Person
My coaches sometimes say I'm a little bit too competitive. But I want to win, and I feel like we should win every game.
Joel Embiid
Game
Win
Sometimes
Every
Too
Say
Bit
Feel
Like
Want
Little
Little Bit
Should
Coaches
Competitive
All of the great big men went to college at least two or three years. I think it's a big factor. I don't know if it will always work, but I think it's the best choice.
Joel Embiid
Work
Best
Great
Will
College
Men
Three
Big
Think
Factor
Know
Always
Least
Years
Choice
Two
I love being physical.
Joel Embiid
Love
Physical
Being
I feel like I am the best defensive player in the league.
Joel Embiid
Best
Defensive
Feel
League
Like
Am
Player
It's basketball; it's always good to blow a team out.
Joel Embiid
Good
Out
Always
Blow
Team
Basketball
On social media, I can hide behind the computer or the iPhone. Internet courage.
Joel Embiid
Courage
Hide
Social Media
Internet
Computer
iPhone
Behind
Social
Media
I found social media was a way for me to open up and show the world who I was and also keep my name out there.
Joel Embiid
Me
World
Social Media
Way
Out
Open
Name
Also
Up
Social
Show
Who
Keep
Media
Found
Chinese fans are just passionate about the game. The love they have is just insane.
Joel Embiid
Love
Game
Fans
Insane
About
Passionate
Just
Chinese
I had this DVD that my coach in Cameroon had mailed to me when I first came to America. It was an hour-long tape of Hakeem Olajuwon and some other legendary big men. I probably watched that DVD every single day for three years.
Joel Embiid
Day
Me
Men
Three
First
Single
Big
Every
Other
Some
Had
Single Day
Came
Years
Tape
Cameroon
America
Legendary
Coach
Watched
Every Single Day
I feel like Americans don't really have any idea of what's going on in the world, especially us Africans. I feel like when they think about Africans, they think about just us running around with lions and tigers and all those other animals.
Joel Embiid
World
Animals
Think
Other
Those
Running
About
Idea
Feel
Like
Tigers
Around
Lions
American
Any
Going
Just
African
Us
Really
I always thought that the U.S. was just amazing, and it was just a dream. I thought it was Heaven. Coming here a couple years ago, you know, the U.S. is still nice, but it's not like what I thought it was going to be.
Joel Embiid
You
Amazing
Thought
Nice
Dream
Like
Know
Couple
Couple Years
Always
Still
Coming
Years
Years Ago
Going
Heaven
Just
Here
I see a lot of athletes that don't really use social media, or they're saying the same stuff. I kind of wanted to change the game.
Joel Embiid
Saying
Game
Change
Social Media
Kind
Athletes
See
Stuff
Lot
Same
Same Stuff
Wanted
Social
Really
Use
Media
I do like to be shirtless.
Joel Embiid
Like
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
Me
You
Think
Everybody
Out
Reaction
Knows
Talking
Get
Gonna
Trash
Competitive
When I started playing ball as a junior, I'm kind of glad that I was never good enough to be highly recruited.
Joel Embiid
Good
Enough
Kind
Glad
Never
Highly
Ball
Junior
Started
Playing
My life is like a movie.
Joel Embiid
Life
My Life
Like
Movie
Everything in my life happens really fast.
Joel Embiid
Life
My Life
Everything
Life Happens
Happens
Really
Fast
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.
Joel Embiid
Myself
Good
Feel Good
Believe
Some
About
Points
Feel
Were
Quit
Wanted
After
Really
Body
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.
Joel Embiid
Best
Kidding
About
Potential
Feel
League
Like
Really
Even
Player
There's definitely a lot of undiscovered talent in Africa. If I'm one of them and there's a few other guys in the league, that means that there must be some that are hidden.
Joel Embiid
Few
Other
Definitely
Hidden
Must
Some
Guys
Talent
League
Undiscovered
Lot
Africa
Them
Means
I'm very good at drawing fouls.
Joel Embiid
Good
Drawing
Very
I love when people talk trash.
Joel Embiid
Love
People
Talk
Trash
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