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We're a basketball family.
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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 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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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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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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Basketball is pretty big in Latvia.
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You need a long-term coach to be able to win.
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I try to eat as healthy as possible and try to put some weight on.
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You always gotta find a little bit of time for the girls, right?
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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'm a student of the game.
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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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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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For the triangle to really work, everybody needs to be on the same page and know how to play it.
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Maybe in Latvian one day I'll rap a little bit, but definitely not in English.
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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 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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No one's comfortable with losing.
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When I have difficulties, I will not complain.
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I'm really focused on getting better as a player.
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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.