Words matter. These are the best Bam Adebayo Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
First year, I was in a real high pace running around and I couldn’t pace myself.
I don’t miss games. That’s not me. That’s how I’m built. I want to play.
Some guys, when they get drafted, they only think about themselves. They go buy cars and houses. I just wanted to take care of my mom.
Every time we go to Sacramento, I go see De’Aaron Fox. Every time he comes to Miami, he comes to the crib. We just kinda kick it and really think about it. ‘We are in the NBA right now. This is real.’ And we cherish those moments because you never know when your time is up on this earth.
People who have a strong sense of determination about themselves, I feel like the sky is the limit for those types of people.
Everybody remember, Black Lives Matter.
You can’t just be one of those guys where the whole league knows what you are and categorizes you as that and you accept that. I want to be one of those guys who expands his zone. Kind of like what Kawhi did.
I just listen to my Katy Perry. It’s just her mood toward her music. She’s always happy and perky. So, I mean, I like to be happy. Might as well listen to happy music.
I’ve just never liked giving up on anything.
Just looking down the bench and when you’re on the court, you start to realize, ‘I’m an All-Star.’
Growing up, it was just me and my mom. I watched her struggle for 17 years, and when I was 19, I got a chance to pay off all of her debt after two paychecks. That’s a crazy feeling.
To raise a son by yourself and not having a car or not having the right income to make sure he can do all the things that he wants to do, but make him feel comfortable, is amazing.
It took a toll when I couldn’t see my mom as much.
Hard work pays off. But it doesn’t stop now. I know I’m generational wealthy, as you can say, but still got business to handle.
That’s the thing about basketball – you do good things and you start to get recognition.
I sucked. It was my first time picking up a basketball. I watched it on TV, but I never knew what to really do with it. I mean, I needed help with everything.
I understand that we want to be in the middle of protests with our bodies and we want people to know that we’re there supporting Black Lives Matter, which I’m 100 percent about. And I’m 100 percent about going to the bubble and doing it on national television where everybody sees it.
My mentality is I have to be better for my teammates.
If I have friends in town visiting, we’ll go get dinner, but if I’m just by myself, I’m at the house, watching random TV shows.
I feel like whatever is calling upon you to do, I feel like you should do that.
I get to represent me and my family, but most importantly the Miami Heat.
A lot of passes that I throw, some of them are kind of thread-the-needle type of passes, and I know Year 1 or Year 2 Bam wouldn’t have done that. But you’ve gotta take the leash off the dog. What’s scarier, a dog with a leash walking with a person or a dog with nobody around him?
The Miami Heat represent the city of Miami.
I feel like if a dude wants to get his point across and wants to protest, I feel like he has the right to do that.
It was kind of like an agreement, I guess you can say. It was like, ‘Hey, bro, you want to be on Team USA?’ And I was like, ‘Yeah.’ Who would say no to that? It was kind of like, ‘Dang, I really get to play for my country. I get to represent and just go out there and have fun.’
I just bring energy, try to put myself in a good mood, because you’re not going to get through practice if you’re drowsy, don’t feel like doing nothing. Then it’s going to be a long practice and coach is going to be all over you.
Like I said, being an African-American man, you can tell there’s two Americas we’re living in. They don’t want us to be equal.
I’m a person, and everybody wants to be an all-star. Nobody wants to just be a role-player. I’ve thought about it. But the number one goal is to keep winning, so I’m more focused on that than being an all-star, honestly.
Different players play you different ways. Some players might be slow-footed so they got to backup. Some players might push you up. You’ve got to have a go-to that’s a mix for both of them.
That competitive nature comes out when I feel like I’m playing bad and when things aren’t going right.
