I have friends growing up in Egypt. I have friends in England. And they just can't believe that what I used to say, it used to be almost like a joke. I used to say I'll be in the NBA one day.

I am extremely proud to be a part of the NBA's first game in Africa. Coming from South Sudan and having participated in the Basketball without Borders Africa camps in Johannesburg previously, I am truly honored to be part of this historic event.

Life is about going through things and learning along the way.

There are a lot of people you never hear about that helped me a lot with my career and helped me become who I am that I've known for a long time and I still stay in touch with.

I read a book a day when I was a kid. My family was not literary; we did not have any books in the house.

But I am Armenian and I understand what it is to lose a country and lose a family and have massacres and genocides and everything against my people.

My family was very unhappy about my becoming a photographer - profoundly and deeply unhappy.

If I have an idea of football, and I am the manager, it doesn't make sense for the club to find players with a different profile.