Quotes from Luol Deng

I think everyone in this league should aim to become good enough to shoot for the MVP. Not everyone can do it, but you've gotta try your hardest.

There are so many kids in Africa who adore these athletes in the NBA and see themselves in them, even though we're so far removed.

In Africa, kids don't look at black athletes and say, 'They're different from us.' They look at them and say, 'That can be me.'

If someone shows me love, I always want to double that love.

I have friends growing up in Egypt. I have friends in England. And they just can't believe that what I used to say, it used to be almost like a joke. I used to say I'll be in the NBA one day.

I've always wanted to have some sort of academy or program that links education and basketball.