Shabazz Muhammad is an American professional basketball player who played for the Chinese Basketball Association’s Shenzhen Aviators (CBA). He was the 14th overall choice in the 2013 NBA Draft, and he later played a single season for the UCLA Bruins and collegiate basketball.
He attended Bishop Gorman High School, where he was named Mr. Basketball USA and Naismith Prep Player of the Year in his senior year. He was also named one of the top college basketball recruits in the 2012 class. Shabazz Muhammad earned All-American accolades with UCLA after just one season and was named to the Pac-12’s all-conference first team. He was later named Pac-12 co-Freshman of the Year.
This post contains the best five inspirational quotations from Shabazz Muhammad to help you every day.
- “I want to be an NBA all-star and help my team win. That’s what it’s all about, is winning. I’m a competitor… People said a lot about me being selfish and stuff like that. Getting into the league, I can’t wait to shut that down. I’m a guy who wants to play and to win and love my teammates.”― Shabazz Muhammad
- “I’m not cocky at all. You ask anybody, I’m one of the nicest guys. I try to be as humble as I can, but if you work hard, sometimes you know that you earned more respect.”― Shabazz Muhammad
- “CLOSED MOUTHS DON’T GET FED, AND I’M GONNA EAT EVERY TIME I GET ON THE COURT.”― SHABAZZ MUHAMMAD
- “My explosiveness, I really couldn’t show it at UCLA. It’s still there. It’s always been there. It was not a lot of running. It was a half-court game. Coach Howland came from the Big East, and so you know that’s a grind-out game.”― Shabazz Muhammad
- “In the NBA, you can’t run from guys. I think a lot of teams were surprised by my interviews, how nice and well-spoken I am as a player and as a person. I’m a guy who wants to learn.”― Shabazz Muhammad
