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I'm very logical.
I like clean answers.
Sport can change the world.
I grew up in northern Nigeria.
This is a team sport, a team game.
The Mavericks are a smart organization.
We will not be caught in no man's land.
Giving back to our communities is huge.
I'd love to be with the Rockets for life.
Growing up in Africa, I always dreamt big.
Everyone 'watches Kobe when the Lakers play.
Most young kids can't figure out how to shoot.
My city too turnt up, Ill take a fine for that.
I love it here. I really do. Toronto is home for me.
Someone created the box score, and he should be shot.
What is happening in Nigeria is an absolute atrocity.
I have a mandate to win and that's what I want to do.
Almost no one is a career 28 percent shooter on open 3s.
I carry the continent of Africa on my shoulders proudly.
Someday, I want to live in New York and just go to shows.
When my mom travelled, she would bring me basketball tapes.
That's why we play sports, is to compete for championships.
A player from Africa who wins championships? That's powerful.
It's easy to defend, in my opinion, when you play one-on-one.
I think the reality is that no one is any good at crunch time.
I memorized every line in Michael Jordan's 'Come Fly with Me.'
I think the whole Rockets organization has done amazing things.
I think the uglier the playoff beard, the better though, right?
Originally, I think basketball is closer to hockey than baseball.
You need some luck in life and I have been lucky with God's help.
I think Houston is a city players love to play for, love to play in.
We were trying to build the best team around our talents in Houston.
It would be very presumptive of me to think I could help an NFL team.
One thing I've learned is that Brandon Roy is an unbelievable player.
It's a great thing that the NBA has done in Africa to develop the game.
Winning influences, it helps, it gets the kids. Winning makes an impact.
I have to give back. For me, it would be a failure if I could not give back.
I value my staff and I believe in hiring people who are smarter than myself.
My goal is to win a championship, so whatever gets us there is what we'll do.
I am confident about who I am as a person, my character, and as a human being.
God doesn't put anyone someplace permanently. I am a living testimony to that.
If you had first pick in the all-free agent NBA draft, you'd take LeBron James.
I can't do anything without the ball so when I don't have it I have to go get it!
I think the key to winning a championship is get superstars who are great players.
Every man, they say, 'oh my wife is my boss.' So why can't they be bosses at work?
Most players are like golfers. You don't want them swinging while they're thinking.
Two of the most difficult parts of our business is trades and when a player leaves.
We have something very special happening in Toronto and Drake is a big part of that.
To give women more opportunity, women's empowerment is very, very close to my heart.
Whether it's drafting or player development, the ultimate is putting a team together.