A biography for Lonzo Ballhasn’t been written yet.
“Well, everybody's human, and you're not going to do the right thing perfectly every time. But you mess up and you learn from it and you go on from there.”
“If you want to be a good shooter, you've got to shoot.”
“With all the pick-and-rolls in the NBA, getting in the lane and shooting floaters or pull-ups will help a lot.”
“My dad had me start lifting weights at 12, and for me it was fun.”
“It gets frustrating when you play basketball for your whole life and then it gets taken from you for a little bit.”
“Obviously, I want to be an All-Star.”
“No. 2 pick, you're supposed to do a job - you're supposed to turn the franchise around. And I don't think I did it to the best of my abilities. I didn't live up to that standard.”
“During the pregnancy and stuff, I knew I had a daughter coming but when she finally got here that is when it really hit me. Ever since that day, I look at life a lot differently.”
“If you have one guy taking all of the shots, you're obviously not playing very fast, because you have to slow it down and wait for him to get to his spot in the offense. But when you just want the best shot possible, a lot of different people are going to get the ball.”
“I chose to go to CAA. I think me becoming my own man is going to make it easier, honestly.”
“When I was little I definitely listened to a lot of DMX and 50 Cent. Those were probably the two main rappers I was listening to when I was young, but my favorite rapper has always been Lil Wayne.”
“I just live in the moment.”
“When I play the game, I play to win.”
“I'm not loud. Not gonna be crazy with the refs.”
“L.A.'s a lot of noise and stuff. You always hear cars and stuff.”
“I think you're either born a leader or you're not.”
“A lot of things are going to happen that you can't necessarily control all the time, but you can control what you do after it happens. So that's what I try to do, keep my head up, keep moving forward, stay positive and just work hard.”
“It starts the fast-break a lot easier when I get the ball. I don't have to wait for big men to give me it. Just get it and go.”
“LeBron and Rondo are arguably two of the best leaders ever.”
“I know there are a lot of kids who aren't lucky enough to have a father figure in their lives. That's a really tough obstacle to overcome.”