A biography for Ja Moranthasn’t been written yet.
“People just hide behind keyboards and say whatever they want.”
“I feel like my IQ is the strongest part of my game, being able to make plays for me and my teammates.”
“Sometimes I see plays before anybody else sees it, so it kind of gives me an advantage on the defense already, and allows me to make plays for me and my teammates.”
“Coming from being under the radar, I could sit somewhere and nobody would know me. Now, going to the grocery store, going out to eat, and someone is like, 'Hey, Ja!' Before, I could sit in there 30 minutes to an hour and nobody would know me.”
“I'd rather take an assist over a bucket any day.”
“Growing up, my parents always told me, 'while you're out there you always have to have fun with it. You can't play the game frustrated.' That's how I attack each game. Enjoy it. Have fun. And just be myself out there.”
“I feel like it took me averaging 35 points a game to finally get some All-Star recognition.”
“I like when the pressure is on me.”
“I would say who I try to play like is Westbrook. He's my favorite player and I just like how he plays all around: He scores, rebounds and passes. And also just the aggressiveness he plays with just like he's got a chip on his shoulder.”
“It just makes me happy to see that Memphis has trust in me and believes in me.”
“As an athlete, proper warm up and recovery are a part of my daily routine.”
“I've got this mindset now that I'm going to finish the play no matter where the defender's at.”
“I'm a point god.”
“I just got to control what I can control, and that's my play on the floor.”
“I got all the confidence in the world in my game.”
“I'm blessed.”
“We can't change the culture of racism unless we change the celebration of racism.”
“I was in position to be an All-Star my first two years and didn't make it. That bothered me a lot. So I just stopped focusing on that and just focusing on my play.”
“I'm excited to be part of the first ever ad a campaign for Bodyarmor Edge and I'm also excited to see how Bodyarmor continues to transform the sports drink category with new drinks athletes want and need.”
“I'm on a see-it-eat-it diet. It's just about eating enough.”