Emeka Okafor
Emeka Okafor
Chukwuemeka Ndubuisi "Emeka" Okaforis an American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent. Prior to the National Basketball Association, Okafor attended Bellaire High School in Bellaire, Texas and the University of Connecticut...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth28 September 1982
CityHouston, TX
april carry game good great job keeping talent
I think he understands what great talent we have, but he's doing a good job keeping us grounded. The ranking is not going to carry us to the championship game on April 5. We have to live up to it.
move stepped
I think I stepped on somebody's foot. I'm not in too much pain, but I really can't move (the ankle).
coach good great guy love punish run testament
I think it's just a testament to how good of a coach and person he is. He can't make us run suicides or punish us for not being here. We wanted to do this. We wanted to be here to show our appreciation. He's a great guy and a great coach and everybody's here to show love for him.
game heart last lost playing year
This year we are playing with the same heart we had last year. That, and experience. And confidence. Last year we would have come back and then lost the game by two.
crazy point
To be at the point I am right now is just crazy to me,
game good last record start winning year
We've got a winning record -- hooray! We're getting off to a good start this year. Last year we would have come back in the game and then lost.
best decision feelings thick
If that's the way he feels, so be it. I have thick skin. My feelings are not going to be hurt. He's got to make the best decision for him.
apart defensive early fell found game losses played positives taking
We had some defensive lapses early in the game and then we found a way to get back into the game. Then we fell apart at the end. We played hard, but I'm not big on taking positives from losses like this.
focus lose seem
We just lose focus or whatever. We play with emotion, but sometimes we seem to get into lulls.
confidence fake felt game legitimate post work
I've never really had a solid, legitimate post game where I felt comfortable with my back to the basket. I could fake it, but my confidence wasn't that high. Now I'm getting it because I have something to work with.
arm hard might move pick problem spin tape taught teach time watch
The things Hakeem does, you can't just watch a tape and pick up the move. This was the first time he taught it, and it's hard to teach someone else something you did so naturally. The problem was, if you do something minutely off -- even the way you spin or the way your arm might come out -- he'd have to say, 'No, that's not the move. The move is this.' And you have to do it precisely.
everybody good happy
This place is incredible. I'm just happy we have a place that everybody likes. The other place was not good at all.
believing far
As far as them believing in me, it makes me feel good.
biggest everybody games looked missed played players
I looked and Vince Carter, he played like 20-something games one year. I looked at everybody and a lot of high-profile players have missed a lot of games. A lot of them bounced back. So I can think to myself, 'OK, they did it, so I can do it,? and I don?t feel like the biggest loser.