Quotes from Zion Williamson

I love Duke. Wish I could've stayed a second year, but I had other things to do.

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.

When I was like nine or 10, my stepfather and my mother would just say 'if you want to be one of the greatest, you've got to work when nobody's working,' so I'd get up at 5:30 A.M. and head to the outdoor court and play.

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

I do whatever the team needs to do on offense or defense, whatever it is to win. And I'm a competitor.

Just to be able to play one minute in an NBA game, I'm grateful for that.

If my opponent wants to think of me as a dunker, it's just gonna shock them more when I show them another part of my game.

I love the fans here in New Orleans. They show so much love.

People always say you have to grow into your body, but for me, it wasn't even growing into my body - the more weight came, it didn't faze me. It made me faster, stronger. It helped me become a more versatile player.

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

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

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 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.

I'm a cool dude.

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

I just loved my experience at Duke that much where I wanted to stay.

I feel I have to earn everybody's respect.

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

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.

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.

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.