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" I learned Spanish in five or six months. "
Kristaps Porzingis
Learned
Five
Months
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" 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. "
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" If we can win games, it doesn't matter who is scoring. "
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" That's something that I gotta prove - I don't like being labeled as 'soft.' I'm not soft. "
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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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" A good team needs time to play together. "
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" We're a basketball family. "
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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 would like to dunk on Shaq. "
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" I'm really focused on getting better as a player. "
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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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People
" 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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" I knew there were going to be boos if the Knicks drafted me. That's how New York fans are. "
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" 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. "
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Place
Me
" Until that moment comes when the ball comes to me every time, I have to find a way to be effective with offensive rebounds, play hard defense, blocking shots. "
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" You can never really relax until you've signed that contract with your team. "
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Your
" Basketball is pretty big in Latvia. "
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Pretty
Basketball
Big
" 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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Try
" I love New York. "
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Love
New
" I think American fans, they know more college guys than guys overseas. "
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" 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. "
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New York
Organization
" 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. "
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Now
Movies
Dinner
" I know my game. I know what I need to get better at and be better at. "
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Get
Game
Need
" 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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You
Feeling
Good
" 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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Day
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" I'm a student of the game. "
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Student
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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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You
Losing
" I'm a good student. Just trying to learn as much as possible is how I picked up so many languages. "
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Learn
Good
" 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. "
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Loved
Early