Pascal Siakam Quotes

"For me, it's just about working hard every day and getting better."

"It's easy to relax and get comfortable but you can't be comfortable if you want to be great."

"When I miss a few shots I just stay confident."

"It's gonna be on me to go out there every single night and make sure that I'm the best player that can be and I continue to work hard and don't get complacent and do everything in my power to to be at that level."

"The fact that I will be a relentless rebounder and I will go for every rebound. That's a skill."

"I have to be able to shoot the ball, I have to be able to dangerous not only going to the basket but on the perimeter."

"When my dad passed away, the NBA became a major priority for me. It became bigger than just loving basketball; I suddenly had extra motivation. I was willing to do absolutely anything I had to do to get to the NBA."

"People would make fun of me because they were acting like I can't dribble. But, in my head, I was always a guard... I was like, 'Yo, I'm tall, but I don't care. I'm not no big man.'"

"If I'm out there on the court, that means I'm ready to play."

"I'm spicy and I've got skills."

"If you watch my game, freshman year to sophomore year, I was a different player."

"I love the fact that I can not be able to do something and I can put in a lot of hours doing it and I can become good at it,' Siakam said. 'It feels good. It feels so great, and I enjoy that."

"It wasn't like I came in and was like, 'I'm going to be a starter.' That was never in my head. It was always about, like, 'I can make sure I come and I'm better and I can handle the ball and I can shoot and I can defend. And, if I can do those things, I will play.'"

"I've always put the work in to not only get be an All-Star, but be an All-Star for a long time. That's my goal."

"I'm always big on getting better."

"I don't compare myself to anybody. I try to be my own player."

"I watch a lot of players. Guys like Kenneth Faried, his motor. I'm trying to take that and put that into my game."

"I'm from Cameroon, Central Africa."

"LaMarcus Aldridge, his midrange game, his turnaround jumper is awesome."

"I think I always knew that the things that I was born with can definitely translate to the NBA. Energy and being able to run, rebound, those things will always translate."

"I was a soccer player. Basketball wasn't my thing."

"It's about continuing to develop as a player and continuing to get better and that's something that I'm hoping to do every single year."

"Winning a championship was the best thing that has happened to me that I've been through, that I've seen in my life."

"There's no way to practice or run or do anything to match the speed of the game."

"For people that know my story, they know how important my dad is."

"There are definitely no ceilings. I don't feel no limits at all."

"Once you work hard, you're confident. You know what it takes. And you know the hours that you put in to have the results that you have."

"I don't worry about the future. I worry about now."

"My dad's always going to be my motivation."

"The fact that I can come in and give energy to the team, no matter my skill level, I have that. That's an NBA ready skill."