Joel Embiid

“Everything in my life happens really fast.”

“I feel like Americans don't really have any idea of what's going on in the world, especially us Africans. I feel like when they think about Africans, they think about just us running around...”

“It's just about working on everything, perfecting everything, like my 3-point shot or ball handling.”

“Philly will be the place for me for my whole career.”

“I want to be in Philly for the rest of my life.”

“I think the concept of minute restrictions is kind of complicated. I don't think there should ever be minute restrictions. I think it should always be about how my body feels and how it's re...”

“I always think about myself as, like, a regular person. I want to be able to enjoy everything.”

“I see a lot of athletes that don't really use social media, or they're saying the same stuff. I kind of wanted to change the game.”

“I'm just going to do my job, what coach wants me to do, be a defensive piece, and when needed to be a scorer, I'm going to be that.”

“One night, I went out with my teammates. I don't drink alcohol, so I wasn't drinking. This girl walked up to me; she was talking to me. She was like, 'Why aren't you drinking?' I was like, '...”

“In a season, you're going to go through slumps.”

“I'm starting to figure it out - figure out my spots, where I should be on the court, where I'm most effective, and how I handle double teams - and it's paying off.”

“There's definitely a lot of undiscovered talent in Africa. If I'm one of them and there's a few other guys in the league, that means that there must be some that are hidden.”

“When I play '2K,' I'll play in GM mode. And I choose different teams. But I always trade for myself because I'm unstoppable. Literally there's no way to stop me in '2K.'”

“When I was visiting schools, I wanted to go and see what they got. After my visit, I knew that Kansas was good.”