I know there are a lot of kids who aren't lucky enough to have a father figure in their lives. That's a really tough obstacle to overcome.
— Lonzo Ball
If you see me, you're going to hear some type of music coming out of me.
Every time I go out there, I just want to win.
I do all my playing on the court.
Who's gonna want to wear a loser's shoe? I know I wouldn't.
Oh, my dad listens to a lot of 2Pac, Ice Cube and WC. That's what he was listening to a lot when we were growing up. He's always been a fan of hip-hop.
Once you believe in yourself, you can pretty much do whatever you want in my opinion, so that is the main thing.
If I'm open, I'm shooting.
LeBron and Rondo are arguably two of the best leaders ever.
I know that everything my dad made me do made me better.
I write when I get bored, when I have nothing to do.
56 Nights' one of the best mixtapes ever.
I got no problem with Nas.
I tell everybody take it one game at a time.
There's no off nights. When you think it's an off night, it's not.
Team player, man. It's not just me out there. All five guys got to contribute, and whoever comes in has to do the same.
It is a team game, we all play for each other; obviously we win and lose as a team, but I like to take the blame when we lose.
I just go out there and play basketball.
I'm going to have confidence in myself. That's how I try to play.
I like '4:44.' It's a good album. AY-Z's a great, great artist.
I like Chino more than L.A., to be honest.
When I was little I definitely listened to a lot of DMX and 50 Cent. Those were probably the two main rappers I was listening to when I was young, but my favorite rapper has always been Lil Wayne.
I remember going to pre-school, you know, rolling out in the Suburban and my dad bumping all types of rap, so he introduced me to it and from there I just loved it ever since.
I'm not loud. Not gonna be crazy with the refs.
With all the pick-and-rolls in the NBA, getting in the lane and shooting floaters or pull-ups will help a lot.
My dad's a funny guy.
You've never seen anyone shoot it like me. It comes off the left side. I don't know. I don't know. It still spins the right way.
Don't nobody listen to Nas anymore.
Future put out nine projects in a row that's all hits. 'Dirty Sprite 2' is one of the best albums ever.
It's my life, my career. I'm making all the decisions now.
Everyone has talent in the league.
A lot of people label me as not a defender for some reason. I don't know why.
Man, at the end of the day, it's just a game. And the way I look at it, when I have fun, that's when I play my best basketball.
I just go out and play.
Knowing some guys are way bigger than you, way faster than you, you have to find other ways to do what you want to do.
If you keep doing something over and over, you should get good at it.
Ever since I was a kid I've been rapping.
L.A.'s a lot of noise and stuff. You always hear cars and stuff.
I've always been a fan of rap music.
During the pregnancy and stuff, I knew I had a daughter coming but when she finally got here that is when it really hit me. Ever since that day, I look at life a lot differently.
I know I play with a lot of passion, but from the outside looking in, people say, 'He's passive. Doesn't play hard.' And others say, 'It just comes easy to him. He's smooth.' That's just how I play. Always been the same person.
I don't think you can talk if you're not doing your job.
My dream is to play in the NBA.
I got a close friend who raps.
Real hip-hop is Migos, Future.
Ain't nobody bumping Nas no more, no disrespect to him. He had his time.
You can lose any night.
I chose to go to CAA. I think me becoming my own man is going to make it easier, honestly.
I just live in the moment.
NBA, that's the biggest spotlight I've ever been in before. It was crazy at first. I just had to take a step back. Get back to what I know: having fun.
