Goran Dragic Quotes

Goran Dragic

Profession : Athlete

Birth : May 6, 1986

I feel like some things, you can't just force it.

Goran Dragic

A lot of people don't recognize me. I like that. Perfect.

Goran Dragic

I already said to D-Wade and Steve Nash and those guys, 'I don't know how you guys do it.' Of course, I want to be a famous basketball player, but not to that standpoint where you go out and you don't have peace. You cannot enjoy your personal life. I would rather be with my family and do what I want.

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I mean, I was always hoping to play in the NBA. Of course, when that thing happened, you're like, 'Finally, I did it, but the work starts now.' I didn't want to just be known as OK, I came to the NBA, and then in a few years, you're gone. First my goal was to be the best Slovenian player in the league. Of course, after that, your appetite goes up.

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We've got a ping-pong table back home back in Slovenia. I always smash the ball.

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I always try to play hard as possible to help my team - it doesn't matter if it's on defense or offense. I would say when I was young I was playing like that, too.

Goran Dragic

Soccer helped especially with my footwork. When I played soccer, I was on offense scoring goals - I didn't pass the ball so much so it probably didn't help much with being a point guard.

Goran Dragic

When I was a kid I watched Steve Nash, Jason Kidd, Allen Iverson - all these great point guards. But then when I was 14, 15-years-old I found a similar guy who played like me - Beno Udrih. He's lefty too and he played in my hometown so I was a huge fan of his. Then after awhile I saw Manu Ginobili when he was playing in Italy.

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Like a lot of fans know, I like to play fast basketball.

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I always had this in my head that I could play in this league, that I'm good enough... but of course you have to prove that on the floor.

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I love challenges.

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When I came to the league, back in Europe I was so much faster than the other guys, I was always penetrating. I didn't use my jump shot. When I came to the league it was tough to get to the basket. All those guys, they went under the pick-and-roll. It was long threes, especially for me coming from Europe.

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Not everyone in this world has the same start in life. From that standpoint, we are trying to give as many kids as we can equal opportunities to succeed.

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The most important thing is that my family and I are happy.

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When you come out of pick-and-roll, it's really tough to step back and shoot because the defender is coming.

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Every opponent is different. Some guys are going to be in pick-and-roll a little bit higher, and then you have opportunities to drive for layups. Some guys are going to zone deeper and then the mid-range shot is open.

Goran Dragic

The older you get, the more you need to work on your game and try to survive with those young fellas out here.

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I feel like I'm evolving with my age.

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Of course, I want to win the championship.

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