Brook Lopez Quotes

Brook Lopez

Profession : Basketball Player

Birth : April 1, 1988

Growing up, my mom was my mother and father figure. She was my role model. I looked up to her. She was all we ever needed.

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For Christmas our grandmother would give us this huge box every year of just art supplies, construction paper, water colors, charcoals, crayons, color pencils.

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We lived in North Hollywood, so we'd go to Disneyland a lot, and I'd go on Star Tours all the time. It was my favorite ride.

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Robin could be a backup, to maybe Tim Duncan. That's cool. It's possible, probably unlikely, but it's his dream.

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I guess you just have to embrace aging, right?

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I'm not just shooting 3s. I'm working on my mid-range game, working in the post as well, trying to mix in everything and be the most complete player I can both offensively and defensively.

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I like adding stuff to my game, I want to be as complete a player as possible. So I want to be able to do a bit of everything and be good, or great at everything.

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At Stanford, it was a little bit difficult for players to 'D' me up in the post, so that was a strength of ours. We just pounded it in the block. But I really feel I could play both the 4 or 5 position.

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I've always been a DC guy, but I also like Marvel.

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Robin is a really good defender, runs well, dribbles the ball and plays hard and does whatever a coach wants him to do.

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Sometimes guys miss calls. That's the way it is.

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When I go to a foreign country I want to explore and get lost, discover the real place.

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I went to classes on writing for film and theatre as well as short stories at Stanford.

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Your shot might not be falling, but there's still lots of other things you can do on the court.

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I'm a pretty big Disney geek.

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Who hasn't dreamed of being a superhero? I don't know what my superhero name would be, but my power? I would have to say time travel.

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I'd like to think I've become a better leader, first and foremost, a more vocal leader on the court. More of a playmaker, a more all-around player.

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I did everything I could to control my future.

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I'm always trying to block shots.

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I think how you approach the game creatively definitely comes from how you grew up and how creative you are as a person.

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