Emeka Okafor
Emeka Okafor
Chukwuemeka Ndubuisi "Emeka" Okaforis an American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent. Prior to the National Basketball Association, Okafor attended Bellaire High School in Bellaire, Texas and the University of Connecticut...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth28 September 1982
CityHouston, TX
arm hard might move pick problem spin tape taught teach time watch
The things Hakeem does, you can't just watch a tape and pick up the move. This was the first time he taught it, and it's hard to teach someone else something you did so naturally. The problem was, if you do something minutely off -- even the way you spin or the way your arm might come out -- he'd have to say, 'No, that's not the move. The move is this.' And you have to do it precisely.
focus lose seem
We just lose focus or whatever. We play with emotion, but sometimes we seem to get into lulls.
confidence fake felt game legitimate post work
I've never really had a solid, legitimate post game where I felt comfortable with my back to the basket. I could fake it, but my confidence wasn't that high. Now I'm getting it because I have something to work with.
apart defensive early fell found game losses played positives taking
We had some defensive lapses early in the game and then we found a way to get back into the game. Then we fell apart at the end. We played hard, but I'm not big on taking positives from losses like this.
april carry game good great job keeping talent
I think he understands what great talent we have, but he's doing a good job keeping us grounded. The ranking is not going to carry us to the championship game on April 5. We have to live up to it.
game heart last lost playing year
This year we are playing with the same heart we had last year. That, and experience. And confidence. Last year we would have come back and then lost the game by two.
athletic guards men steals
You think of guards getting steals and big men getting blocks. But Gerald is such an athletic creature, you see how he does both.
warm
It made me feel real special, all warm inside,
eating final miss time
It was eating me up inside. My first time in the Final Four, I didn't want to miss a minute. I was going to miss 16.
difficult game mobile normally tough trying
It was a very difficult game to play in, ... I was hurting. I was trying to tough it out, but I was really limited. I wasn't as mobile as I normally was.
almost envisioned million position seemed
It seemed almost surreal. I'd envisioned myself in this position a million times, and yet it didn't feel like it was really happening.
game good last record start winning year
We've got a winning record -- hooray! We're getting off to a good start this year. Last year we would have come back in the game and then lost.
crazy point
To be at the point I am right now is just crazy to me,
everybody good happy
This place is incredible. I'm just happy we have a place that everybody likes. The other place was not good at all.