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
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.
There's so many distractions. The hardest time is going to sleep and the couple of hours before you play - waiting and waiting.
It's been a lot of hard work. The best thing to this point with our team is we never looked ahead and we never looked back either. We've taken every task at hand for what it is and not taken anything for granted.
It's indescribable. This is the best I've ever felt in my life. You work so hard for these moments and they're so worth it. We worked so hard as a team, and so much sweat and tears and sacrifices to get moments like this. I'm like on a cloud right now.
Throughout my journey in basketball, I always have someone to talk to in my father. I know how hard he had to work as an athlete.
As a basketball player this is your dream -- to play in the national championship game. It's just such a great feeling that it's finally here. There's been so much hard work and so much sacrifice. There's so many moments that I can go back to -- being a little kid, walking to practice. Now I'm finally playing in the game.
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.
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.
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.