Quotes from Jabari Parker

I pray that God keeps me safe on the floor, and that I'm able to have a good attitude towards my teammates.

When you grow up where healthy food isn't easily accessible, you eat a lot of processed food and whatever else is available - McDonalds, fast food, cheap food.

I'm a really big fan of hip-hop, and I can listen to it before the game, but I'm not that into a lot of profane music.

We might all come from different places, but home means something - something powerful - to each of us.

I believe that if you love what you do, and you work hard at it, everything falls in place.

We're professionals, everybody scores. It's just a matter of limiting them as much as you can and trying to contain them.

Going back and getting my degree is something that I promised myself and my mom the day I called her and my dad to tell them that I was entering the draft. Not a lot of people in my family can say they got a college diploma, so I want to do that - for them and for me.

I really fantasize a lot because I'm a dreamer.

I'm just always around my cars. My favorite brand is Cadillac.

I try to fulfill my role and my responsibility as much as I can.

That's what I want to do with my life. Be a good person when all the lights are off. When everybody doesn't need to see you, shine and know that you know you did the right thing at the end of the day.

I just want to be a good person, to be a good man for my family, and to my community and just to keep on playing this game that I love.

If you can get through losses, you can get through wins.

When you really struggle at one thing, you don't take it for granted.

Everyone thinks I'm so different, but it's a good different. My faith keeps me grounded.

I'm a man of habit.

I'm trying to be a throwback player and only stick with one team.

I'm a willing passer. And I rebound.

My dad taught me to be professional, to treat others the way you want to be treated, to be selfless, to give more than you receive and to always give your best effort.

I want a hard-working head coach that will push me.

I want to play at the highest level, the NBA, and one day be one of the greatest basketball players ever.

As a basketball player, you dream of being able to play in front of your hometown. And if you're lucky, other guys from your city are right there beside you.

I don't care what haters think - I'm proud to not stay in Trump hotels.

Growing up, I admired old cars. In Chicago, on the South Side, people didn't have the newest cars, but one thing I always noticed was that they took good care of their cars. It was a pride thing. Even if you had a funky Oldsmobile, you kept it clean. You changed the oil. You took a toothbrush to the rims.