Bam Adebayo

“Growing up in a trailer, you think everything you get is good. I always thought it was a gift from God, because some people are out here struggling and on the street. We had warmth. We had clothes. We had a roof over our head.”

“My mom is a country lady. She wants to be in the trees.”

“That competitive nature comes out when I feel like I'm playing bad and when things aren't going right.”

“I'm passionate about schoolwork because I don't like getting bad grades.”

“'Last Friday Night'... I just heard a song, and I just liked Katy Perry ever since.”

“I've just never liked giving up on anything.”

“Honestly I just shoot the ball and it goes in.”

“It took a toll when I couldn't see my mom as much.”

“The playoffs are unpredictable. You never know what can happen and how these playoffs go.”

“I didn't want to be looked at as a below-the-poverty-line kid. But now I think, that trailer is where I got the ambition. The anger. If we had a better life, I wouldn't be here. That trailer made me.”

“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.”

“I've always got the thrill of just putting on that uniform and going out there and playing.”

“My mom's never owned anything. I always wanted her to own something that she could say, 'This is mine' and feel good about it.”

“I never wanted to have a workout where I was by myself. I always wanted to have somebody to compete against.”

“My whole thing when I got in the NBA was I want to win a championship. The mindset hasn't changed.”

“Just looking down the bench and when you're on the court, you start to realize, 'I'm an All-Star.'”

“The Miami Heat represent the city of Miami.”

“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.”

“I can't dictate how I play because I'm injured. I've got to go out there and still play.”

“To be in the Finals and the medical staff is telling me I can't play... it sucks.”