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Luol Deng
Luol Deng
American Athlete
Born: Apr 16, 1985
Always Basketball Me People Think You
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What I try to do is to look ahead of me and not look back. Whether that's a good thing or bad thing, I'm just focused on trying to get better. Luol Deng
Good Me Better Try Back Focused Bad Good Thing Bad Thing Look Get Trying Just Whether Thing
I've been in situations in my career where I've had slumps and struggles. I always stick with it and just keep working. Luol Deng
Slump Struggles Had Stick Always Been Situations Just Where Working Keep Career
When you have a new coach, a couple new guys, and a young team, the frustrating part throughout the year is the up and down. Luol Deng
You Year Young Down Guys Throughout Part New Couple Up Up And Down Frustrating Coach Team
Manute Bol taught my family the game of basketball. Luol Deng
Family Game Taught Basketball
I really didn't want to play basketball for the longest time, but I just wouldn't stop growing. But I always wanted to be a professional soccer player. Luol Deng
Time Longest Longest Time Always Just Stop Want Wanted Soccer Really Professional Growing Play Play Basketball Player Basketball
It's not easy not to play. Luol Deng
Easy Play
When I look back at 19, coming here to Chicago, some of the things that were said, some of the stuff that you deal with - at 19 years old, it's a lot of pressure. Luol Deng
You Old Pressure Back Some Stuff Look Deal Said Coming Were Years Lot Chicago Things Here
A lot of people expect a lot of things out of me. Luol Deng
Me People Out Lot Expect Things
I know how to put the ball in the hoop. Luol Deng
Hoop Put Know Ball How
I've seen players in the past who wanted to stay with their team, and it didn't work out. Luol Deng
Work Seen Past Out Stay Wanted In The Past Work Out Team Who Players
The older you get, the more you appreciate where you are and the more confidence you have in what you can do. Luol Deng
You Confidence Older More Get Where Appreciate
I think injuries happen. You can prevent a lot of them, but some of them you can't. Luol Deng
You Think Some Prevent Lot Happen Them Injuries
When we were in Egypt, we were refugees. My family and I were homeless. For five years, out of all of the countries in the world that my father was contacting, the only one that took us in was England. Luol Deng
Family World Father Took Out Only Countries Were Years Five Egypt Refugees Us England Homeless
A lot of people experience racism at different times on different terms. Luol Deng
Experience Racism People Terms Lot Times Different Different Times
In Africa, kids don't look at black athletes and say, 'They're different from us.' They look at them and say, 'That can be me.' Luol Deng
Me Black Say Kids Athletes Look Africa Different Them Us
I had this one teacher, and as I got older and translated things he used to say, it was racist and hatred stuff he was saying toward me and my brother. Luol Deng
Teacher Saying Me Hatred Older Say Brother Had He Toward Stuff Got Translated Used Things
In England, I'm just another tall guy! Luol Deng
Guy Another Tall Just England
My whole life, I've been getting used to adapting. There are small differences, but culturally, the States and the U.K. are very close. Luol Deng
Life Differences Adapting States Small Been Very Close Getting Used Whole
I love a fry-up. They don't do them in the States. Luol Deng
Love States Them
My older brother played professionally in Europe. My other older brother went to UConn on scholarship, finished his education in political science, then he went on and played in Europe for years. My other brother played in Europe. Luol Deng
Education Science Political Finished Older Other Brother He Scholarship His Years Political Science Then Europe Older Brother Professionally Played
I have friends who ended up playing professionally in the Middle East and Europe. Luol Deng
East Up Friends Ended Middle Middle East Who Europe Professionally Playing
To me, somebody can say what they want about me all day, whether it's my game or my personality or who I am as a human being. Luol Deng
Day Me Game Human Being Personality Somebody Say All Day About Am Human Being Want Whether Who
Whatever the issue is, whether it's Ebola or something else, I just want to get involved. Sometimes, even if it's just my time or my words, if my involvement changes people from donating $1 to $2, then I'll do it. Luol Deng
Time People Words Sometimes Whatever Changes Else Something Something Else My Time Involved Involvement Issue Get Just Want Whether Then Even
Here in the U.K., I want basketball to get better. I want the kids to have more playgrounds. I want the kids to have more attention. I want basketball to be on TV more often. But I really don't care if I walk down the street and somebody recognises me or not. Luol Deng
Me Better Walk Care Somebody Down Recognises Kids TV More Attention dont Care Get Often Want Really Street Here Basketball
I don't play for recognition. Luol Deng
Recognition Play
I wouldn't like to be invisible for a day. But if I was... I'd probably be up to no good. Luol Deng
Good Day Invisible Like Up
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