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" I just have a connection with sign language. I always thought the deaf community was a different community to be a part of. In high school, me and my friend took sign language. "
Zach LaVine
Community
Friend
Me
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" While taking sign language in high school, one of our assignments was to go out and participate in the deaf community, so I really got to know a lot of the group from that. I felt like they needed a little bit more of a voice because people treat them different just because they're hearing impaired. "
Zach LaVine
Voice
School
Community
" I'll always have something to prove. "
Zach LaVine
Something
Prove
Always
" I remember when I was in third grade, I was in a classroom, and the teacher said, 'What do you want to do when you get older?' We were going around the room. I said, 'I want to be a professional basketball player.' She's like, 'That's not realistic.' I thought to myself, 'OK, watch.' "
Zach LaVine
Myself
Thought
Teacher
" Michael Jordan was that guy - he was Michael Jordan. So whatever he did, we followed. "
Zach LaVine
Whatever
He
Did
" I'm not the best at video games, but I play them a lot. "
Zach LaVine
Lot
Play
Video Games
" I've always been taught that hard work doesn't fail. "
Zach LaVine
Hard
Work
Hard Work
" A lot of people I've played with see me as a scorer and a shooter. I'm still fast and everything like that, but then, when they see me dunk, it's like 'Oh, damn.' "
Zach LaVine
Fast
See
People
" Sometimes you have to understand your place. "
Zach LaVine
Your
Sometimes
Place
" Some people may have their doubts about me. But I feel like there's no shot too hard for me to take. "
Zach LaVine
Feel
Me
Hard
" In high school, we used to sign to each other during the game, signaling different plays and stuff like that. It was kind of fun. It was definitely unique. "
Zach LaVine
School
Fun
Game
" If I wasn't a pro-athlete, I would probably eat any dessert dish every day! "
Zach LaVine
Every Day
Eat
Dessert
" I've always felt I had the ability to be a good, elite defender in this league on the wing. I just need to lock in. I feel if I pick that up, I can be a very good all-around player. "
Zach LaVine
Ability
Feel
Good
" Kris Dunn is a very athletic point guard. "
Zach LaVine
Very
Point
Guard
" You look at Kawhi Leonard, Tony Allen, Draymond Green: they are great on ball, and they are great team defenders as well. You want to be both of them, not just one. "
Zach LaVine
Look
Team
Want
" Kobe Bryant has always been my favorite player, and he was drafted No. 13, too, in 1996. "
Zach LaVine
Drafted
Too
Always
" I feel like people who know me, my fans, I want them to know I'm just a regular 21-year-old kid who likes movies, who likes to have fun. It lets people see the other side of you and not just the basketball thing. "
Zach LaVine
Basketball
Fun
People
" I've always been able to shoot the ball, so it's just about continuing to work on your shot and shoot the ball. That's the main thing. Got to get those shots up. "
Zach LaVine
Shots
Always
Ball
" I love the game of basketball. I guess it started with 'Space Jam.' Right after that movie, I went out there to my little Flight hoop and tried to do every dunk in the movie. "
Zach LaVine
Space
Basketball
Flight
" I'm not going to change my game because I got hurt. "
Zach LaVine
Going
Change
Game
" I have really high expectations for myself, so I just want to go out there and compete. "
Zach LaVine
Expectations
Go
High
" I pride myself on definitely being more than a dunker. "
Zach LaVine
More
Myself
Than
" Every year is pressure. You need to put in on yourself to go out and perform. "
Zach LaVine
Yourself
You
Go
" There's so many different styles to it. I use my athletic ability to create shots for open people, I run the floor, then also space the floor as well. That's what I try to do. "
Zach LaVine
Create
People
Run
" I've been on my grind to be the best player I can. "
Zach LaVine
Grind
Best
Been
" There are a lot of critics out there, a lot of people that you want to prove wrong. But that's what your hard work is for in the offseason, spending hours and hours in the gym. "
Zach LaVine
Work
You
Prove
" I've always thought I was talented. "
Zach LaVine
Always
Thought
Talented
" You never know what's going to happen. In a game where you're down by 20, you're still trying to win the game. "
Zach LaVine
Down
Game
You
" I know where I want to get to, and I know where I want to be still in my career. "
Zach LaVine
Career
Know
Where
" There are going to be good days and bad days... and you have to learn to fight through that. "
Zach LaVine
Good
Fight
Bad
" I never thought I'd be an actor. "
Zach LaVine
Thought
Actor
Never