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" You always gotta find a little bit of time for the girls, right? "

Kristaps Porzingis

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" I think Carmelo is a great player. He makes players around him better. Whatever thing, whatever Carmelo wants me to do, I will do that out on the court just to prove that I'm worthy enough to be on the court with him, starting with the dirty jobs - just getting rebounds, getting shots, getting blocks, and just running the court. "

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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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" 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. "

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" I've got that European swagger. "

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

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

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" I love New York. "

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" I loved the Lakers in '09 and 2010. I used to get up early with my brother Janis, and we watched them win the titles. "

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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. "

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

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

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

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" I believe whenever you're winning and doing the right thing, you're stats will be fine, and everything else will come in place. "

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" Basketball is pretty big in Latvia. "

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

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" You need a long-term coach to be able to win. "

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