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
It is great to do this in front of family.
There's no feeling like winning in front of your family.
You guys weren't there. We only had like four or five reporters at our games sometimes at the end of the game (during the regular season). I didn't see you there at the beginning of the season.
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.
You (fans) have been great all year, but let's do it in football now.
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.
I have a lot of love for Cameroon. We'll probably talk after the game.
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.
When he knocks that 3 in the corner and we're running back on defense, there's no feeling like 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.
It hurts when you have so many beautiful girls out there telling you you're ugly.
I feel like when I play, I play tough. That's the New York in me. That's the street tournaments.
I go back to Africa every year. I have a home there. You know, my grandfather lives back there in Cameroon.