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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. "

Kristaps Porzingis

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" I'm a good student. Just trying to learn as much as possible is how I picked up so many languages. "

" I learned English from watching American movies and American series. And you'd watch the movie the first time and not understand anything. Then you'd watch it again, and you'd start understanding more and more, and that's how I learned English. "

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" With my height, I probably wouldn't be able to make money playing pingpong, but I would just have fun with it. The table is too low for me. "

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" Playing in New York, there's a lot of pressure, but me and some Europeans like the pressure. "

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New York

" Some girls are intimidated by my height, obviously. But a lot of girls do like it, so that's cool. "

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Cool

" At the end of the day the thing I want most of all is winning. "

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" That's one thing about Americans: They know how to have fun. "

" 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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" 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. "

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

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" I think American fans, they know more college guys than guys overseas. "

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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. "

" Don't worry about me; my moment will come. I'll be ready for it. I will work hard, and whenever it's gonna come, whenever the coaches are gonna trust me, I'm gonna be on court and give 100 percent. "

" 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. "

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Basketball

" I love playing ping pong. "