Jabari Parker

“On the Sabbath, I'm supposed to focus on Jesus and the resurrection. But if I don't practice, I let the team down. I don't want my teammates to think that I think I'm special.”

“My parents, they come from different backgrounds. They don't even value money.”

“My mother is basically an immigrant because she came from Tonga.”

“A lot of people say I do play like Carmelo Anthony. That's just a great saying of my game.”

“We might all come from different places, but home means something - something powerful - to each of us.”

“I'm a willing passer. And I rebound.”

“If you can get through losses, you can get through wins.”

“I'm trying to be a throwback player and only stick with one team.”

“You've got to stay in the weight room because those type of exercises relieve stress and tension. It's just like a stretch, when you do weight-lifting programs and regimens.”

“Going back and getting my degree is something that I promised myself and my mom the day I called her and my dad to tell them that I was entering the draft. Not a lot of people in my family can say they got a college diploma, so I want to do that - for them and for me.”

“I loved being poor, because it teaches you humility.”

“I want to show good sportsmanship.”

“I deal with expectations by not putting myself higher than the team.”

“I want to be treated like everyone else.”

“Nobody is different from anyone else, no matter what the situation. We're all equal.”

“My dad is more credible than almost anybody I know. Growing up, I think I took for granted having a father in my life. I know I shouldn't have been like that. A lot of my friends didn't have a father, so for so many people he was the father figure. I look at the way he's lived his life, sacrificing so much.”

“If I can't defend my opponent and if he scores as much I'm scoring then he won the matchup.”

“I really want to be a philanthropist.”

“I think people know about my love for cars - my infatuation for cars.”

“My dad taught me to be professional, to treat others the way you want to be treated, to be selfless, to give more than you receive and to always give your best effort.”