Jonas Valanciunas Quotes

Jonas Valanciunas

Profession : Basketball Player

Birth : May 6, 1992

Basketball in Lithuania is a second religion.

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Every team you play for, you meet new friends.

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If you want to be good defensively and go farther in this process, you've got to do certain things. So, I'm just taking great pride in boxing out, being physical, playing tough, being active and getting those rebounds. That's my job.

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Yeah, it's nice when people recognize you and come to say hello. Or some good things, or bad things. Like, 'You gotta do a better job on the post!' 'OK, yeah I will do a better job.'

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I'm funny. I'm friendly. Sometimes stupid.

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Yes, everybody wants to be a scorer and to play good.

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I love food. I love eating. Everything.

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All Lithuanians know Zydrunas.

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When I was a small kid, I wanted to be like Zydrunas Ilgauskas.

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If your guy is not shooting from the outside, you can just sit inside the paint and be the shot-blocker.

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I'm putting a lot of work in trying to go for every rebound. Trying to go for every putback. Stuff like that. That pays off.

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It's not an individual sport.

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I try really hard to be professional and bring it on the court every night.

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Toronto is a great city.

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Lithuania is going to stay my home forever but I find myself really comfortable here in Toronto. I like living here. I like the people here. It is more of a European culture. You can find everything here.

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Basketball is my life. Basketball is what I live for.

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That's my job, to be inside the paint. I have to be comfortable. That's my home.

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I had everything from my mom. She did a wonderful job raising me alone and giving me everything that I needed. Just supporting me and trying to make me comfortable in this world.

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I just like to laugh once in a while. You have to enjoy yourself. You have to be serious when you have to be serious, but sometimes you have to enjoy yourself and know how to laugh at yourself.

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Being hurt is not a good thing.

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