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" 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. "

Kristaps Porzingis

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" If we're winning, that's all that matters to me. If we're winning, I'll be happy. And that can help me grow. "

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" New Yorkers aren't that friendly, but they're still pretty friendly, and they're hardworking, passionate people. "

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" If we can win games, it doesn't matter who is scoring. "

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

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

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" I would like to dunk on Shaq. "

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" I try to eat as healthy as possible and try to put some weight on. "

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" I'll keep growing as a player, keep working out, trying to become what I want to become. "

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

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" I really wanted to get drafted by the Knicks, and it was a dream come true. I wasn't even hearing the boos that night. I was just having a special moment with my family, hugging them. "

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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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" 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. "

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" I have to do a better job of picking the spots where I want to attack and picking the right moment when I need to attack. "

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" I know my game. I know what I need to get better at and be better at. "

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

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" 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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" We're a basketball family. "

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