My mom to this day is the hardest coach I’ve ever had. There were times when my stepdad would look at me and say ‘you had a good game’ and my mom would be like ‘I don’t know what you’re talking about, you had 2 or 3 turnovers. Zion Williamson Read Quote
When I was like nine or 10, my stepfather and my mother would just say ‘if you want to be one of the greatest, you’ve got to work when nobody’s working,’ so I’d get up at 5:30 A.M. and head to the outdoor court and play. Zion Williamson Read Quote
When I started playing, my mom said there were three players she wanted me to watch – Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and Michael Jordan. Zion Williamson Read Quote
I don’t play basketball for the money; it was the last thing I thought of when I was a little kid. Zion Williamson Read Quote
When I was a little kid, I looked at my mom, stepdad and said, ‘I want to be an NBA player,’ just because I love to play the game of basketball like 24/7. Zion Williamson Read Quote
I’ve looked up to Michael Jordan because not only was he an assassin on offense, he was an assassin on defense. Zion Williamson Read Quote
I try to model my game from just a lot of people. If I like something from someone’s game, I’ll try to take it and just add it to mine. Zion Williamson Read Quote
