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I'm adding moves to my post game. I'm really working on staying low. I'm working on my strength overall, especially my legs. That's going to help me defensively as well.
Kristaps Porzingis
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.
My older brothers, they know how to keep my head straight and be thinking about what I need to do on the court. Now I have that in me, that mentality, that I want to get better and better every game. Thanks to them, they showed me the way.
I don't love the off-court stuff. But I know it's necessary.
I want to be in such a basketball city like New York.
I'm a good student. Just trying to learn as much as possible is how I picked up so many languages.
A good team needs time to play together.
One day, I'd like to get a quadruple double, points, assists, rebounds and blocks.
I'm a student of the game.
I'll keep growing as a player, keep working out, trying to become what I want to become.
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.
The first year was kind of hard for me. There was just too much attention, too much going on, and I really just wanted to focus on basketball.
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.
Some girls are intimidated by my height, obviously. But a lot of girls do like it, so that's cool.
I love the triangle. It's a great offense if you execute it well.
For the triangle to really work, everybody needs to be on the same page and know how to play it.
My quiet place is in the gym. When I feel like going to church, it's for me the MSG training facility and working on my game.
I believe whenever you're winning and doing the right thing, you're stats will be fine, and everything else will come in place.
I have 'Friday.' I have 'Dinner For Schmucks.' And I have 'John Wick.' There are others too I can't think of now, but those are my go-to movies.
When I'm playing in a close game, I'm out on the floor only trying to help the team win.
I like the triangle. My first season, the whole first season, we played nothing but the triangle, so I know it pretty well.
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.
I knew there were going to be boos if the Knicks drafted me. That's how New York fans are.
You always gotta find a little bit of time for the girls, right?
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.
As a kid, I used to love roller coasters. I love adrenaline, love going faster.
If we can win games, it doesn't matter who is scoring.
Believe it or not, I've never been on the subway.
I think American fans, they know more college guys than guys overseas.
I want to be a part of this organization, and I know the fans are a little harsh sometimes, but that's how it is here in New York, and I'm ready for it.
That's something that I gotta prove - I don't like being labeled as 'soft.' I'm not soft.
At the end of the day the thing I want most of all is winning.
Don't worry about me; my moment will come. I'll be ready for it. I will work hard, and whenever it's gonna come, whenever the coaches are gonna trust me, I'm gonna be on court and give 100 percent.
Us three brothers - me, Janis, and Martins - we made a bet. We all sat down and said we were going to grow our hair out. But after a month or two, they cut their hair. But I was too young to make the decision about whether I would get a haircut, so mine just kept growing. And it was so long that I decided I should start rocking those cornrows.
I just like boxing.
I pick up languages fast.
No one's comfortable with losing.
I try to eat as healthy as possible and try to put some weight on.
You can never really relax until you've signed that contract with your team.
I learned Spanish in five or six months.
Nobody wants to be losing, especially in New York. It's extremely tough. That's how it is.
New York City is crazy; there are people everywhere. New York is the best city in the world, I think. You have everything there.
The only thing I focus on is just winning. Once we win, everyone remembers a winner. That's what I'm focused on.
Maybe in Latvian one day I'll rap a little bit, but definitely not in English.
When I have difficulties, I will not complain.
It's tough to find time to get rest.
I think that's the type of game I'm better at - faster paced, just moving the ball more around.
I listen to a lot of Drake and Meek Mill before games.
It's not a good feeling when you get booed. But I don't want to be good because somebody booed me. I want to be great player because that's the way I am.
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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