A biography for Pascal Siakamhasn’t been written yet.
“This is how my life has gone. I've always had to fight through everything.”
“It doesn't matter where you get drafted.”
“I'll always keep learning.”
“I've always believed in myself and I've always put the work in to get to not only be an all-star but be an all-star for a long time. That's my goal. I think about these things and I feel like I have the ability to do it.”
“It's about continuing to develop as a player and continuing to get better and that's something that I'm hoping to do every single year.”
“If I'm out there on the court, that means I'm ready to play.”
“I think that's the beauty of it - knowing you're not where you want to be, there is something new you can learn every day. That gets you excited.”
“I have quick hands.”
“It's not to say I don't want African players to hustle and play hard, but I also wanted to show we can do more. We can dribble. We can have high IQs. We can pass the ball. We can shoot. I wanted to make sure I changed the perception.”
“I got to have more of those type of games where I'm just engaged. It doesn't matter the score or how many points I score.”
“I always thought I could do everything that a guard could do.”
“There are definitely no ceilings. I don't feel no limits at all.”
“Nobody's going to replace your dad, but I had some support from people who cared for me.”
“I'm spicy and I've got skills.”
“I was in the choir before. I don't know if a lot of people know that.”
“Once you work hard, you're confident. You know what it takes. And you know the hours that you put in to have the results that you have.”
“My passion is basketball and I'm so lucky to be able to use this sport to give back to my community.”
“People would make fun of me because they were acting like I can't dribble. But, in my head, I was always a guard... I was like, 'Yo, I'm tall, but I don't care. I'm not no big man.'”
“For people that know my story, they know how important my dad is.”
“If I'm starting, I'm gonna do that, that's the main goal for me, to be the best player I can be. But being on the bench, I'll be the best I can be and help the team to the best of my ability.”