Kristaps Porzingis Quotes
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It's a dream come true for me to be an idol for those kids. One little moment from my life that I spend with that kid, he might remember that for the rest of his life, that he met me that day when he was 10 years old.
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The fans will talk about whatever. But when you're not doing your best, you're losing, you can't let all that get to your head. You focus and try to play hard. The fans, they will respect you for that.
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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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I love Barcelona. Barcelona is a very, very nice city.
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Nobody wants to be losing, especially in New York. It's extremely tough. That's how it is.
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Whatever people want to call me, I'm cool with, except 'Zinger.'
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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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I'm a student of the game.
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I like the triangle. My first season, the whole first season, we played nothing but the triangle, so I know it pretty well.
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I have 'Friday.' I have 'Dinner For Schmucks.' And I have 'John Wick.' There are others too I can't think of now, but those are my go-to movies.
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My quiet place is in the gym. When I feel like going to church, it's for me the MSG training facility and working on my game.
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You can never really relax until you've signed that contract with your team.
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Some girls are intimidated by my height, obviously. But a lot of girls do like it, so that's cool.
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I know if I play hard and show that I want to be a Knick, I know the fans will accept me.
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I'll keep growing as a player, keep working out, trying to become what I want to become.
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I'm adding moves to my post game. I'm really working on staying low. I'm working on my strength overall, especially my legs. That's going to help me defensively as well.
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I think Carmelo is a great player. He makes players around him better. Whatever thing, whatever Carmelo wants me to do, I will do that out on the court just to prove that I'm worthy enough to be on the court with him, starting with the dirty jobs - just getting rebounds, getting shots, getting blocks, and just running the court.
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Of course the defenders are trying to be physical with me. They look at me, 7-3, skinny, they try to be physical.
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A good team needs time to play together.
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I always try to stay aggressive. I always use my strengths and always work on my weaknesses to get better. That's just who I am.
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One day, I'd like to get a quadruple double, points, assists, rebounds and blocks.
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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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I just like boxing.
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Before I got to the NBA, I always flew coach - it was the worst time of my life. I remember being 14 or 15, and it was such a struggle to fit into those seats.