Joakim Noah
Joakim Noah
Joakim Simon Noahis a professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association. Born in New York City to a Swedish mother and a French father, he holds American, Swedish and French citizenship. He played college basketball for the Florida Gators, winning back-to-back NCAA championships in 2006 and 2007. The Chicago Bulls selected Noah with the ninth overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft. Noah is a two-time NBA All-Star, and was named to the All-NBA...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth25 February 1985
CountryUnited States of America
We're going shine all day, all night. Please don't be mad at us if we don't do a little homework the next couple of weeks.
The time in between games is the hardest time for me because there's so many distractions. It's just really hard to go to sleep because you're so excited and all you're thinking about is playing in the game. The hardest part for me is going to sleep and the couple hours before the game, waiting and waiting.
Are you guys ready to party for like a couple weeks now?
Are you guys ready to party for a couple weeks? . . . We're going to be downtown, midtown, everywhere, and all y'all better be there.
There's so many distractions. The hardest time is going to sleep and the couple of hours before you play - waiting and waiting.
Right now they're the enemy. I don't plan on showing them any love before the game.
People remember champions. That's the way it is.
You (fans) have been great all year, but let's do it in football now.
There's no feeling like winning in front of your family.
There's no feeling like it. We deserve it.
I was getting recruited by low, low Division I schools. Actually, that's not true. Coach Howland was the first one to recruit me when he was still at Pittsburgh.
I could see pretty early in the game. But it's not about that. It's team effort. I got a lot of blocks, but we were intimidating inside because we are trees (tall players) out there.
I would go on summer vacations visiting family all over the world.
Right now, it's all about seizing the moment. It's about just playing possession by possession. There's no feeling like this. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. We're just soaking it in, enjoying every moment.