My very first scrimmage at Kansas, I got dunked on so hard by Tarik Black that I almost quit. Tarik dunked on me so hard that I was looking at plane tickets home. This guy was a senior. He was a grown man. I didn’t know what was going on. He got his own rebound and dunked over me so hard that everything went in slow motion. Joel Embiid Read Quote
I see a lot of athletes that don’t really use social media, or they’re saying the same stuff. I kind of wanted to change the game. Joel Embiid Read Quote
I started liking basketball when I was 13, but I couldn’t play because my dad thought it was too physical. Joel Embiid Read Quote
I’m competitive, and I think everybody knows that if you’re talking trash, you’re gonna get a reaction out of me. Joel Embiid Read Quote
Agents recruiting high-school players and talking to high-schoolers – I feel like those are the people who put bad ideas in kids. Joel Embiid Read Quote
When I started playing ball as a junior, I’m kind of glad that I was never good enough to be highly recruited. Joel Embiid Read Quote
