Kristaps Porzingis Quotes
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I love playing ping pong.
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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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You always gotta find a little bit of time for the girls, right?
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Playing in New York, there's a lot of pressure, but me and some Europeans like the pressure.
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You need a long-term coach to be able to win.
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I listen to a lot of Drake and Meek Mill before games.
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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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Maybe in Latvian one day I'll rap a little bit, but definitely not in English.
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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 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 will try to make my career as long as possible. For me, it's not about money, so I just love playing the game.
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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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No one's comfortable with losing.
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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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We're a basketball family.
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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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When I have difficulties, I will not complain.
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Basketball is pretty big in Latvia.
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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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I try to eat as healthy as possible and try to put some weight on.
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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 loved the Lakers in '09 and 2010. I used to get up early with my brother Janis, and we watched them win the titles.
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One thing as a leader - you don't say something to say something. When you actually see something and need to talk to a guy, that's when you say it. It will come naturally.
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I pick up languages fast.