Zion Williamson

I feel like I'm going to get fouled a lot.

You may go through a lot of good times, you may go through a lot of bad times, you just have to try to prepare yourself as best as you can, and for me, that's just sticking with my family.

Some things I have to keep to myself.

I feel like I'm one of a kind.

My stepfather is my mentor. He's also like a father to me. He taught me how to be a man, how to carry myself and how to handle my business.

I'm a cool dude.

The championship moments are always the best and the ones you remember.

I just want to show the world my love, passion and my competitive spirit.

No player wants restrictions.

It would be a huge honor, knowing that a team would take me No. 1. You can't dream this any better than that. Every kid dreams about being the No. 1 pick. If I have the honor, it would be a huge honor, something I can't even put into words.

My all-time favorite movie is 'He Got Game.'

My favorite movie is 'Coach Carter' so I would definitely tell anyone who hasn't seen that to check that out.

The atmosphere at Duke is just unbelievable. When people say that you can feel the vibrations in the gym it's not a lie.

I would wanna be in the sequel to 'He Got Game.' I would definitely want to be like, in the part two of that movie.

I've looked up to Michael Jordan because not only was he an assassin on offense, he was an assassin on defense.

Coach K, he's just the most legendary coach to coach college basketball. I felt like going to Duke University I can learn a lot from him in my time there.

The city itself, I like the vibes of New Orleans.

I definitely want to be in a situation where I'm playing with players that are getting me better every day by pushing me and vice versa.

People don't understand how hard it is to get to the NBA and that's where I want to be.

I try to be the most versatile player on the court. If that means being a four and posting up, I'll do that. If it means playing on the wing, I can do that too.

My body is just built different. Some people try to look at it as a weakness, but I look at it as a blessing.

I know that people know me for my dunks, but if you've seen me play you know that's just one part of my game.

Any given night, I learned it in college, you can lose a game.

Personally, I've always told myself I want to stay with one team.

I try to model my game from just a lot of people. If I like something from someone's game, I'll try to take it and just add it to mine.

I'm just a hooper.

If the opportunity to go to the NBA is there, then I'm going to take it.

I wasn't always tall. I was shorter so my stepdad had me at point guard so I learned those skills.

I love it when coaches don't talk about which position they see me at. When they just refer to me as a basketball player and talk about all of the different positions they can see me playing in, I definitely listen more.

I want to keep growing in every area.

I feel like I need to improve in every area. That might shock people, but I'm never satisfied with my game.

When I play Migos when I'm in the gym I'm guaranteed to go hard!

I just love learning about the past and everything we've been through as people and as a country.

One thing I'll say about Drake is that he never talks about me about going to any schools. I know people think that, but he has never done that. He just talks to me about how I'm dealing with life and things like that. He's like a big bro and I really appreciate that about him.

I just love history and I loved learning about different religions and other's people's views about the world.

I'm telling y'all Drake is that dude! Definitely listening to Quavo too!

I just love playing with point guards with high Iqs.

When I'm not hitting the books or on the court working, I like to help out around my community.

I think I fit into any type of system because I don't really have a certain position. Sometimes people try and label me, but I don't look at myself as being locked into one position.

I'm just an all-around player that does whatever my team needs.

I was waking up at 5 A.M. when I was 9 working. I know that I'll only have to work harder if I want to make it to where I want to be. But I'm definitely not complaining.

Free throws - it's free money. I've got to make that count.

Don't let that 'mom' word fool y'all... Her being my biggest critic was the best thing for me, actually.

I remain patient because my mom taught me growing up to be grateful for everything.

When I started playing, my mom said there were three players she wanted me to watch - Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and Michael Jordan.

My mom to this day is the hardest coach I've ever had. There were times when my stepdad would look at me and say 'you had a good game' and my mom would be like 'I don't know what you're talking about, you had 2 or 3 turnovers.

When I was a little kid, I looked at my mom, stepdad and said, 'I want to be an NBA player,' just because I love to play the game of basketball like 24/7.

My birthday, I don't really see it as a special day, to be honest. It's just another day for me.