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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 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 can never really relax until you've signed that contract with your team.
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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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The first day I got drafted, I felt the fans were really passionate about basketball, and there was going to be a lot of pressure.
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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 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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Basketball is pretty big in Latvia.
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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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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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We're a basketball family.
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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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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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One day, I'd like to get a quadruple double, points, assists, rebounds and blocks.
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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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No one's comfortable with losing.
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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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You need a long-term coach to be able to win.
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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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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.
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Maybe in Latvian one day I'll rap a little bit, but definitely not in English.
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