Joakim Noah

Respect that.

Nice to be here.

Um, I think being in shape was something that came natural for me.

I, I played with, uh, a lot of fear, you know, just always feeling like, did I train?

Like, I don't think I trained enough.

So I was always doing extra, uh, because I, I was this fear of losing, um, of not being good enough.

Uh, I think that

You know, a lot of it before the injuries and the pain, it's like it's it's really mental.

And it's like what gets you there?

What's what emotions help you get through the hard part?

Yeah.

No, I think that the self-work is something that I had to go out and search for myself, you know, especially when the injury started happening.

I played for the Knicks hometown.

So excited to come home.

And, you know, I failed miserably in a very public way.

And, you know, I lost my confidence.

How was I going to find that joy out there on the court?

You know, that was my safe haven.

This is where I felt the most at peace.

This is where I felt like I could express yourself.