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" I'm a student of the game. "
Kristaps Porzingis
Student
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" As a kid, I used to love roller coasters. I love adrenaline, love going faster. "
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" One thing as a leader - you don't say something to say something. When you actually see something and need to talk to a guy, that's when you say it. It will come naturally. "
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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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" Of course the defenders are trying to be physical with me. They look at me, 7-3, skinny, they try to be physical. "
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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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" 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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