Top 50 Pascal Siakam Quotes

My dad’s always going to be my motivation.

This is how my life has gone. I’ve always had to fight through everything.

It’s the NBA. It’s a business.

I’ve always been a hard worker.

It doesn’t matter where you get drafted.

Like I always say, whatever is my weakness, I try to work on it and I try to get better at it.

I just put in a lot of work and a lot of hours in the gym just working on my game.

I’m always big on getting better.

The fact that I will be a relentless rebounder and I will go for every rebound. That’s a skill.

I have to be able to shoot the ball, I have to be able to dangerous not only going to the basket but on the perimeter.

I’m an energy guy, I’m a defence-first guy.

There’s no way to practice or run or do anything to match the speed of the game.

My passion is basketball and I’m so lucky to be able to use this sport to give back to my community.

I always thought I could do everything that a guard could do.

I just enjoy sometimes after the games, guys coming up to me and showing respect for me.

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.

For me, I don’t put a cap on what I can accomplish, right?

For me, it’s just about working hard every day and getting better.

I don’t worry about the future. I worry about now.

I’m spicy and I’ve got skills.

I’m able to guard multiple positions, switch and pick and rolls, guard from two to four and be able to help my defence out and rebound the basketball, block shots.

The fact that I can come in and give energy to the team, no matter my skill level, I have that. That’s an NBA ready skill.

I ask myself what my father would think of me making it to the NBA every day. I hope he’s proud. I hope he’s watching down and realizing that his dream became a reality.

It wasn’t like I came in and was like, ‘I’m going to be a starter.’ That was never in my head. It was always about, like, ‘I can make sure I come and I’m better and I can handle the ball and I can shoot and I can defend. And, if I can do those things, I will play.’

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.

Having fun with family, playing video games, and listening to music calms me down and gets me away from the NBA world.

Moving from Cameroon to Texas, that was a change. Learning English, the culture, everything was different so I had to adjust.

I always feel like I just wanna go, and that’s something that I’m learning every day – understanding to think more instead of just going because I see an advantage or I see that ‘oh, I can make this move, I can make this shot.’

I could have played soccer if I wanted.

I’m definitely not a personal-type guy where I care about personal accolades and stuff, but definitely a team-guy first.

Nobody’s going to replace your dad, but I had some support from people who cared for me.

I gotta continue within the offence and just understand it, pick and choose when to attack and things like that.

To be honest, I see more championships, I see MVP, I see so much more that I can accomplish. There’s no reason to be satisfied.

For people that know my story, they know how important my dad is.

I’ll always keep learning.

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.

I just want to keep working and keep getting better and I’m always going to get better.

If I’m out there on the court, that means I’m ready to play.

Music has always been a part of my life. I love music. All ranges or any type of style.

When you get minutes and you have the trust of the coaches and guys just letting you play your game and be yourself, it definitely helps.

I don’t compare myself to anybody. I try to be my own player.

It’s easy to relax and get comfortable but you can’t be comfortable if you want to be great.

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.

In college from my freshman year to my sophomore year, I always got better, and that’s just my mindset.

Being able to make plays goes a lot, helps me navigate the defense and find open guys or score myself.

If you watch my game, freshman year to sophomore year, I was a different player.

I’m an athlete. Anything that involves running or jumping I’ve always been excited about, so basketball was exciting.

I play for something bigger than basketball.

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 think it’s always good to learn on the court instead of being on the bench.