Quotes from Zion Williamson

No player wants restrictions.

My mom sacrificed a lot for me.

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

I just look to be myself. I'm not trying to be nobody. I'm just trying to be the first Zion.

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

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.

People tell me I'm not supposed to do the things that I do at my size. I just take it as a blessing.

I just like to be around my bros, be around friends in general.

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 don't play basketball for the money; it was the last thing I thought of when I was a little kid.

Before I got big, I was playing point guard, so I'm kinda like a pass-first person. Some people tell me I should be more selfish, but that's not me.

There's really no comparison to me. I try to add every level to my game.

I appreciate that people think that, give me the comparisons to LeBron, but I'm not LeBron. I'm myself.

When I'm healthy and competing, I'm just a different type of player. That's the type of player everyone fell in love with.

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

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

You know, times change. That's why there are so many debates about who people think the greatest players of all time are.

That's why I play basketball. To play a lot of minutes, and to help my team win.

People aren't used to guarding this kind of size and I'm able to add a little finesse to my game so it has flavor and I'm a playmaker so I can create for my teammates and when I have to finish I'm gonna finish.

Once I feel like I know my teammates, know where everybody is going to be, being a basketball player will allow me to attack from anywhere on the court, get better shots and facilitate.

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.

It's part of the reason I went to Duke. Coach K came to me. He saw everything but the dunks. He was like, 'It's a dunk. It's two points. Who cares?' He saw every other part of my game that I wanted the world to see.