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.
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.
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.
I don't know if that's what will be talked about, but that's what should be talked about. I think (Moss) is what this team stands for. Everybody sacrificed to get to this point, and I don't think anybody sacrificed more than Adrian Moss, being a starter as a junior and playing a limited role on the court (as a senior) but still being our leader.
I mean, it's understandable that it's the first time he can't go out there. He can't do anything about it. But he's definitely a big influence in my life.
I'm like, 'Dude, chill out. Just drink a couple beers, watch the game. Just let me play.' He stresses me out.
After the game we will probably talk, but right now he's the enemy. I'm not really worried about showing him any love right now.
I learned a lot from my father. I'm very lucky to have a father who was a professional athlete.
I love you. Let's do it in football now.
I love him to death. He's the man over there. His girlfriend is like 30 years old; he goes to the clubs. I remember last time, I just couldn't hold up to him. He's a chief over there.
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.
Art is interesting because there can be so many different perspectives in a piece of art. The way I see it may be completely different than the way somebody else sees it. It's interesting to hear what somebody sees in a piece of art compared to somebody else. It could be completely different, and that's interesting to me.
They were talking lots of trash. They were just talking crazy to me, like, 'You're so ugly.' Man, that was cold. I mean, it hurts when you have so many beautiful girls out there just telling you how ugly you are and stuff.
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.