Lonzo Ball

It's my life, my career. I'm making all the decisions now.

My dad's a funny guy.

My dream is to play in the NBA.

I know that everything my dad made me do made me better.

You've never seen anyone shoot it like me. It comes off the left side. I don't know. I don't know. It still spins the right way.

I got a close friend who raps.

I write when I get bored, when I have nothing to do.

Don't nobody listen to Nas anymore.

Real hip-hop is Migos, Future.

56 Nights' one of the best mixtapes ever.

Future put out nine projects in a row that's all hits. 'Dirty Sprite 2' is one of the best albums ever.

Ain't nobody bumping Nas no more, no disrespect to him. He had his time.

I got no problem with Nas.

LeBron and Rondo are arguably two of the best leaders ever.

You can lose any night.

I tell everybody take it one game at a time.

Everyone has talent in the league.

I chose to go to CAA. I think me becoming my own man is going to make it easier, honestly.

There's no off nights. When you think it's an off night, it's not.

A lot of people label me as not a defender for some reason. I don't know why.

I just live in the moment.

Team player, man. It's not just me out there. All five guys got to contribute, and whoever comes in has to do the same.

Man, at the end of the day, it's just a game. And the way I look at it, when I have fun, that's when I play my best basketball.

My family's always going to be together.

My family's always going to be close.

L.A.'s a lot of noise and stuff. You always hear cars and stuff.

I know there are a lot of kids who aren't lucky enough to have a father figure in their lives. That's a really tough obstacle to overcome.

I just go out there and play basketball.

Knowing some guys are way bigger than you, way faster than you, you have to find other ways to do what you want to do.

If you see me, you're going to hear some type of music coming out of me.

I'm going to have confidence in myself. That's how I try to play.

If you keep doing something over and over, you should get good at it.

Every time I go out there, I just want to win.

I like '4:44.' It's a good album. AY-Z's a great, great artist.

Ever since I was a kid I've been rapping.

I do all my playing on the court.

I like Chino more than L.A., to be honest.

Melo has a chance to be a better player than me, for sure. I feel at the same age, he's better than me. In real time, I don't think he's better than me. But I'm the big brother so I'm always going to have that edge over him.

When I was little I definitely listened to a lot of DMX and 50 Cent. Those were probably the two main rappers I was listening to when I was young, but my favorite rapper has always been Lil Wayne.

I've always been a fan of rap music.

Oh, my dad listens to a lot of 2Pac, Ice Cube and WC. That's what he was listening to a lot when we were growing up. He's always been a fan of hip-hop.

I remember going to pre-school, you know, rolling out in the Suburban and my dad bumping all types of rap, so he introduced me to it and from there I just loved it ever since.

During the pregnancy and stuff, I knew I had a daughter coming but when she finally got here that is when it really hit me. Ever since that day, I look at life a lot differently.

Once you believe in yourself, you can pretty much do whatever you want in my opinion, so that is the main thing.

I'm not loud. Not gonna be crazy with the refs.

I know I play with a lot of passion, but from the outside looking in, people say, 'He's passive. Doesn't play hard.' And others say, 'It just comes easy to him. He's smooth.' That's just how I play. Always been the same person.

If I'm open, I'm shooting.

With all the pick-and-rolls in the NBA, getting in the lane and shooting floaters or pull-ups will help a lot.

I don't think you can talk if you're not doing your job.

It's my life, it's up to me what I want to do with it. And I'm realizing that.