Kristaps Porzingis Quotes
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A coach I had in Spain, Scott Roth, he used to call me Zinger. He would yell at me all the time, 'Zinger!' It's just stuck in my head that I don't like that name.
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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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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 listen to a lot of Drake and Meek Mill before games.
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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 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 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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I'm a student of the game.
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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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Nobody wants to be losing, especially in New York. It's extremely tough. That's how it is.
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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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You need a long-term coach to be able to win.
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Basketball is pretty big in Latvia.
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One day, I'd like to get a quadruple double, points, assists, rebounds and blocks.
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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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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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Maybe in Latvian one day I'll rap a little bit, but definitely not in English.
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We're a basketball family.
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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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When I have difficulties, I will not complain.
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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 pick up languages fast.
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I knew there were going to be boos if the Knicks drafted me. That's how New York fans are.