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Michael Mulford

What slogan does LaMelo Ball live by? ‘Be you’

Whether as a basketball player or as a human being, LaMelo Ball is rare.

Ball has an aura about him that stands out among his peers.

In a recent interview with GQ magazine, LaMelo discussed his journey to the NBA, growing stardom and what drives him, including his personal slogan.

“Everybody always asks me what’s my slogan — kids, old people, adults. Two words, breh: Be you. Because if you ain’t you, you being somebody else, and you already f—– up from the jump. So now whatever you trying to do, it ain’t never you. Either you gonna be unhappy or something is f—– up.”

LaMelo’s playmaking, style and mindset — all unique.

“You just gotta be you from the jump, and whatever supposed to happen gonna happen. But if you ain’t you, you already lost.”

Check out the full GQ interview here.

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