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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. "

Kristaps Porzingis

My Life

Moment

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" 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. "

" Before I got to the NBA, I always flew coach - it was the worst time of my life. I remember being 14 or 15, and it was such a struggle to fit into those seats. "

" 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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Kind

" I like the triangle. My first season, the whole first season, we played nothing but the triangle, so I know it pretty well. "

" I just really love the game. I'm very hungry, and I'm looking forward to playing in the best league in the world. "

" 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. "

" I want to be in such a basketball city like New York. "

" Low ceilings, low doors. I hate that. Oh my God, it's the worst. This world is too small for me. "

" No one's comfortable with losing. "

Kristaps Porzingis

Losing

Comfortable

" I love playing ping pong. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I love Barcelona. Barcelona is a very, very nice city. "

" 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. "

" The only thing I focus on is just winning. Once we win, everyone remembers a winner. That's what I'm focused on. "

" I'm a student of the game. "

Kristaps Porzingis

Student

Game

" 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. "

" As a kid, I used to love roller coasters. I love adrenaline, love going faster. "

" Whatever people want to call me, I'm cool with, except 'Zinger.' "

" Nobody wants to be losing, especially in New York. It's extremely tough. That's how it is. "

" Of course the defenders are trying to be physical with me. They look at me, 7-3, skinny, they try to be physical. "

" For the triangle to really work, everybody needs to be on the same page and know how to play it. "

" Maybe in Latvian one day I'll rap a little bit, but definitely not in English. "

" I just like boxing. "

Kristaps Porzingis

Boxing

Just

" I'm never really happy with anything I do. "

" I want to have a long career in the NBA. First, I want to be an All-Star, and hopefully one day I can win a ring with the New York Knicks. "

" 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. "

" I listen to a lot of Drake and Meek Mill before games. "