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" I'm really focused on getting better as a player. "
Kristaps Porzingis
Better
Getting
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" 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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" 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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" Nobody wants to be losing, especially in New York. It's extremely tough. That's how it is. "
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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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" 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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" 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 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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" 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 don't love the off-court stuff. But I know it's necessary. "
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Love
Know
" 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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" You always gotta find a little bit of time for the girls, right? "
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" When I was eighteen and I won the European Championship - that's when I realized I had an opportunity to play in the NBA one day. "
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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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