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" Believe it or not, I've never been on the subway. "
Kristaps Porzingis
Believe
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" We knew the European players that went to the NBA and had great careers, and we knew the ones that went and had terrible careers or finished early. We were prepared for a lot of criticism. "
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" With my height, I probably wouldn't be able to make money playing pingpong, but I would just have fun with it. The table is too low for me. "
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" Playing in New York, there's a lot of pressure, but me and some Europeans like the pressure. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" Maybe in Latvian one day I'll rap a little bit, but definitely not in English. "
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" 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. "
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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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" The only thing I focus on is just winning. Once we win, everyone remembers a winner. That's what I'm focused on. "
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" I pick up languages fast. "
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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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" 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. "
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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. "
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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 just like boxing. "
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" I learned Spanish in five or six months. "
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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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" 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. "
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" I think Carmelo is a great player. He makes players around him better. Whatever thing, whatever Carmelo wants me to do, I will do that out on the court just to prove that I'm worthy enough to be on the court with him, starting with the dirty jobs - just getting rebounds, getting shots, getting blocks, and just running the court. "
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