Quotes from Serge Ibaka

An hour and a half before games, I always eat fruit - a banana, an apple, and an orange - because I'm trying to get natural energy. You get natural sugars and natural energy from that.

When you play in the NBA, everybody wants to play in the All-Star Game. I really want to.

I've said that before: I believe in God. With God, anything is possible.

Mentally, starting the game versus coming off the bench, there are different vibes.

I didn't know there was an NBA draft. But in my mind, I was always telling myself, one day, 'I'm going to be in professional basketball.' And I believed it. One day, I will. I believe this every day. I think about this every day. I was going to do whatever I had to do to be there. And it comes true.

My focus is to start my game with my defense every night.

I wish I had more body parts that I could work out. If I had my way, I'd be in the gym all day. I love to lift.

I love to lift after games.

When I don't have basketball practice, I'll be in a gym for 2.5 hours - 30 minutes abs, 2 hours lifting.

You can't force people to love you. If you love somebody, you love them because you love them. People who love you, it doesn't matter; if you're good or bad, they will still love you.

In this world where we live, some people are going to love you, some people are going to hate you - that's what it is. You cannot try to force everybody to love you, it's not gonna work.