Quotes from Jabari Parker

My mother is basically an immigrant because she came from Tonga.

We carry home with us, all the good and the bad and the in-between.

You know I'm a Chicago kid, and Chicago will always have a big piece of my heart. But with Milwaukee - for me it was just love at first sight. As soon as I got here, I was like, Wow, this is the place for me.

I think people know about my love for cars - my infatuation for cars.

Yeah, I've had injuries.

I want to be treated like everyone else.

My dad is more credible than almost anybody I know. Growing up, I think I took for granted having a father in my life. I know I shouldn't have been like that. A lot of my friends didn't have a father, so for so many people he was the father figure. I look at the way he's lived his life, sacrificing so much.

I want to always serve other people. It could be the youngest guy in the gym that looks up to me or the oldest fella. I just want to be there for them.

Milwaukee, man... it's home.

I wouldn't express myself as shy. I have to be in my comfort zone, like everybody else. You have to take time to feel people out. You can't give them too much at once.

Old cars have things to say. With an old car, you have to be extra observant about everything. You have to listen and pay attention - to how the engine sounds, where the oil levels are at, if it's running hot, all of that. You've gotta be tuned in, and I like that. New cars, to me they just feel like plain sheets of metal.

It's always good to have people from my school accomplish great things. It doesn't necessarily have to be just basketball. I want to see more people do other things from my school.

I was named after a Muslim.

I'm black, and he's said some controversial stuff about black people. When it comes to me not supporting Donald Trump, it's correlated to the things he has said. I have a gay uncle. All the things he said in his campaign are things I can't associate myself with.

I want to show good sportsmanship.

Without my church, without my teaching of good morals, I wouldn't be the Jabari that I am today. It's the foundation that my family stands on. If we do things on a consistent basis that are positive, it'll all work out.

My brother, Christian, helps me stay focused and grounded.

I want to be just like Michael Jordan. Chicago greats get noticed around the city. People have a lot of respect for them. I look up to those guys a lot. I want to be part of that family.

People in life have those issues - ups and downs - and I'm just a trailblazer to show whatever you do, you always get up. No matter how far you fall, you always get up.

You can't strip anyone of their dreams of pursuing a job.

If I can't defend my opponent and if he scores as much I'm scoring then he won the matchup.

Nobody is different from anyone else, no matter what the situation. We're all equal.

The great players always have that one older player, that one vet they competed against who was older.

I dreamed of playing in college one day, but the bigger dream was to play against the best talent.