Quotes from Zion Williamson

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

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.

I can guard guys my size and bigger, because, typically, I'm stronger than them, but sometimes guys get by me on the wing. It's not as big a deal because I can recover pretty well and I'll block their shot at the rim, but I hate when guys go past me on the wing. I hate that.

I just thank God for giving me the body that I have.

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

I just love playing with point guards with high Iqs.

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

Duke recruits the best basketball players. They don't recruit dunkers or highlight makers. They recruit good basketball players.

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 can't afford to do the highlight dunk and miss it because, if I do that, I'll be sitting right on the bench beside the coaches.

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

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

I'm a basketball player - I rely on instincts and IQ.

Some people want to stay with one team but they get traded.

New Orleans is my kind of city. I think there's a lot going on, but it's also very calm. It's a place where I can actually drive a car without being stuck in traffic for for 40, 50 minutes. It's my kind of city. A lot going on but still calm.

I feel incredibly blessed to be a part of the Jordan Brand family.

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.

Kobe meant a lot to me growing up.

Some things I have to keep to myself.

Since I was a kid, I dreamed of making it to the league and having the type of impact on the game Michael Jordan had and continues to have today.

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

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.

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

Eleventh grade is when I grew into my body. My athleticism and speed took off.