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You can never really relax until you've signed that contract with your team.
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Low ceilings, low doors. I hate that. Oh my God, it's the worst. This world is too small for me.
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I know my game. I know what I need to get better at and be better at.
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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 learned English from watching American movies and American series. And you'd watch the movie the first time and not understand anything. Then you'd watch it again, and you'd start understanding more and more, and that's how I learned English.
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I just like boxing.
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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 really wanted to get drafted by the Knicks, and it was a dream come true. I wasn't even hearing the boos that night. I was just having a special moment with my family, hugging them.
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I listen to a lot of Drake and Meek Mill before games.
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When I was eighteen and I won the European Championship - that's when I realized I had an opportunity to play in the NBA one day.
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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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Maybe in Latvian one day I'll rap a little bit, but definitely not in English.
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For the triangle to really work, everybody needs to be on the same page and know how to play it.
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You need a long-term coach to be able to win.
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I have to do a better job of picking the spots where I want to attack and picking the right moment when I need to attack.
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Basketball is pretty big in Latvia.
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I want to have a long career in the NBA. First, I want to be an All-Star, and hopefully one day I can win a ring with the New York Knicks.
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I'm a student of the game.
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No one's comfortable with losing.
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When I have difficulties, I will not complain.
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I heard New York fans and people in New York are hard-working fans, so they want to see players work hard on the court. That's the first thing I've got to do.
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New York City is crazy; there are people everywhere. New York is the best city in the world, I think. You have everything there.
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If we're winning, that's all that matters to me. If we're winning, I'll be happy. And that can help me grow.
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I pick up languages fast.