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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. "

Kristaps Porzingis

Coach

Head

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Kristaps Porzingis

Student

Game

" New York City is crazy; there are people everywhere. New York is the best city in the world, I think. You have everything there. "

" 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. "

" Whatever people want to call me, I'm cool with, except 'Zinger.' "

" I love Barcelona. Barcelona is a very, very nice city. "

" I love playing ping pong. "

" A good team needs time to play together. "

" 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. "

Kristaps Porzingis

Loved

Early

" I pick up languages fast. "

" 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. "

" For the triangle to really work, everybody needs to be on the same page and know how to play it. "

" Before I got to the NBA, I always flew coach - it was the worst time of my life. I remember being 14 or 15, and it was such a struggle to fit into those seats. "

" If we can win games, it doesn't matter who is scoring. "

" I think American fans, they know more college guys than guys overseas. "

" It's a dream come true for me to be an idol for those kids. One little moment from my life that I spend with that kid, he might remember that for the rest of his life, that he met me that day when he was 10 years old. "

Kristaps Porzingis

My Life

Moment

" Some girls are intimidated by my height, obviously. But a lot of girls do like it, so that's cool. "

Kristaps Porzingis

Some

Cool

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I like the triangle. My first season, the whole first season, we played nothing but the triangle, so I know it pretty well. "

" You need a long-term coach to be able to win. "

" I've got that European swagger. "

" I would like to dunk on Shaq. "

Kristaps Porzingis

Would

Dunk

" When I'm playing in a close game, I'm out on the floor only trying to help the team win. "

" You can never really relax until you've signed that contract with your team. "

" 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. "

Kristaps Porzingis

Training

Place

" 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. "

" I listen to a lot of Drake and Meek Mill before games. "

" 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. "

Kristaps Porzingis

Career

Long

" Of course the defenders are trying to be physical with me. They look at me, 7-3, skinny, they try to be physical. "