Kristaps Porzingis Quotes
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With my height, I probably wouldn't be able to make money playing pingpong, but I would just have fun with it. The table is too low for me.
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New Yorkers aren't that friendly, but they're still pretty friendly, and they're hardworking, passionate people.
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I've got that European swagger.
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I don't love the off-court stuff. But I know it's necessary.
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I think that's the type of game I'm better at - faster paced, just moving the ball more around.
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The only thing I focus on is just winning. Once we win, everyone remembers a winner. That's what I'm focused on.
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I just really love the game. I'm very hungry, and I'm looking forward to playing in the best league in the world.
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It's not a good feeling when you get booed. But I don't want to be good because somebody booed me. I want to be great player because that's the way I am.
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Us three brothers - me, Janis, and Martins - we made a bet. We all sat down and said we were going to grow our hair out. But after a month or two, they cut their hair. But I was too young to make the decision about whether I would get a haircut, so mine just kept growing. And it was so long that I decided I should start rocking those cornrows.
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I believe whenever you're winning and doing the right thing, you're stats will be fine, and everything else will come in place.
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I want to be a part of this organization, and I know the fans are a little harsh sometimes, but that's how it is here in New York, and I'm ready for it.
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At the end of the day the thing I want most of all is winning.
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I learned Spanish in five or six months.
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I think American fans, they know more college guys than guys overseas.
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Believe it or not, I've never been on the subway.
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We knew the European players that went to the NBA and had great careers, and we knew the ones that went and had terrible careers or finished early. We were prepared for a lot of criticism.
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My older brothers, they know how to keep my head straight and be thinking about what I need to do on the court. Now I have that in me, that mentality, that I want to get better and better every game. Thanks to them, they showed me the way.
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Until that moment comes when the ball comes to me every time, I have to find a way to be effective with offensive rebounds, play hard defense, blocking shots.
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It's tough to find time to get rest.
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When I'm playing in a close game, I'm out on the floor only trying to help the team win.
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That's something that I gotta prove - I don't like being labeled as 'soft.' I'm not soft.
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Don't worry about me; my moment will come. I'll be ready for it. I will work hard, and whenever it's gonna come, whenever the coaches are gonna trust me, I'm gonna be on court and give 100 percent.
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I'm never really happy with anything I do.
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I love playing ping pong.