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Luol Deng
American
Athlete
Born:
Apr 16
,
1985
Always
Basketball
Me
People
Think
You
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At 13, I concentrated on my school work and playing sports, which, to this day, is something I still believe is very, very important.
Luol Deng
Work
Day
Sports
School
Important
Believe
Something
Concentrated
Still
Very
Which
Playing
Life is about going through things and learning along the way.
Luol Deng
Life
Learning
Way
About
Through
Along
Going
Things
I don't think it changes who you are inside. But when you have a lot of money, it makes a lot of things easier. That's why everyone wants to be successful.
Luol Deng
You
Money
Think
Changes
Everyone
Easier
Inside
Makes
Lot
Wants
Successful
Who
Why
Things
I was always tall, but I had a real growth spurt between 12 and 14.
Luol Deng
Had
Between
Tall
Always
Real
Growth
Men from my tribe in Sudan - the Dinka tribe - are very tall, so you could say I was born to play basketball.
Luol Deng
You
Men
Say
Tribe
Born
Could
Tall
Very
Sudan
Play
Play Basketball
Basketball
In basketball, the legs are the most important part of your body. A lot of people think it's the upper body because you shoot with your arms, but your legs are always carrying you, so if you don't lift leg weights, your muscles will be easily fatigued.
Luol Deng
You
People
Will
Important
Think
Easily
Carrying
Lift
Part
Weights
Most
Arms
Because
Important Part
Always
Lot
Leg
Shoot
Upper
The Most Important
Legs
Body
Your
Your Body
Muscles
Basketball
A lot of basketball players have tendinitis. It's known as jumper's knee, and it just comes from all the pounding our knees take.
Luol Deng
Our
Pounding
Take
Knee
Knees
Known
Lot
Just
Players
Basketball
If someone shows me love, I always want to double that love.
Luol Deng
Love
Me
Someone
Always
Want
Double
Shows
I don't mind someone saying I'm not good enough. It hurts more when someone says you're faking an injury.
Luol Deng
Saying
Good
You
Mind
Hurts
Not Good Enough
Enough
Says
Someone
More
Faking
Injury
The best thing I learned from Manute was to be selfless. He was always about his people. He was about helping others.
Luol Deng
Best
People
Others
About
He
Learned
Always
His
Selfless
Helping
Thing
I only lived in Sudan until I was four years, so I cannot really relate to that. It is just a different lifestyle.
Luol Deng
Relate
Only
Lifestyle
Until
Years
Just
Different
Cannot
Really
Sudan
Lived
Four
It is just a great honour to be representing Great Britain.
Luol Deng
Great
Great Britain
Honour
Just
Representing
Britain
I am extremely proud to be a part of the NBA's first game in Africa. Coming from South Sudan and having participated in the Basketball without Borders Africa camps in Johannesburg previously, I am truly honored to be part of this historic event.
Luol Deng
Game
First
Honored
Extremely
Borders
Johannesburg
Having
Part
Without
Proud
Am
Coming
Truly
South
Historic
Camps
Africa
Sudan
NBA
Event
Basketball
Chicago is where I have always wanted to be.
Luol Deng
Always
Chicago
Where
Wanted
I'm not the same person on the court. I'm different when I'm off the court. Off the court, I don't need to be aggressive or anything.
Luol Deng
Aggressive
Court
Off
Person
Same
Different
Anything
Need
I think that my offense comes from what I do with my defense.
Luol Deng
Think
Defense
Offense
I've always wanted to have some sort of academy or program that links education and basketball.
Luol Deng
Education
Some
Academy
Sort
Always
Links
Wanted
Program
Basketball
I know I make a lot of money, but for me - I came from nothing, so it's always been about the love of the game.
Luol Deng
Love
Me
Game
Money
Nothing
About
Know
Make
Always
Came
Been
Lot
Throughout my career, I've never really been a guy who created drama or wanted to deal with drama.
Luol Deng
Drama
Guy
Throughout
Never
Deal
Been
Wanted
Created
Really
Who
Career
I get up early and go to bed early.
Luol Deng
Bed
Go
Up
Get
Early
We had a court, and my brothers would play outdoors, with rims barely hanging in there.
Luol Deng
Would
Outdoors
Brothers
Had
Court
Hanging
Barely
Play
There are a lot of people in Chicago that I miss. I was there one year out of high school. So I basically grew up there.
Luol Deng
People
School
Year
Out
High
High School
Miss
Lot
Chicago
Up
Grew
Basically
I think it's always going to be strange for me facing the Bulls.
Luol Deng
Me
Strange
Think
Facing
Always
Bulls
Going
I've always been low key, do my thing, do what I got to do, and get on with it.
Luol Deng
Key
Always
Got
Been
Get
Low
Low-Key
Thing
I believe leaving school early was the right decision to make, but at first, I wasn't sure. But my coaches told me to follow my heart and there wouldn't be any regrets, and that's exactly what I did.
Luol Deng
Me
Heart
School
Decision
Right Decision
First
Believe
Exactly
Exactly What
Follow
Make
Sure
Leaving
Did
Any
Regrets
Coaches
Right
Early
London is where I grew up, and I know it better than any other place.
Luol Deng
Better
Other
London
Know
Up
Than
Any
Any Other Place
Where
Grew
Place
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