Jonas Valanciunas Quotes

Jonas Valanciunas

Profession : Basketball Player

Birth : May 6, 1992

I just enjoy getting rebounds, getting putbacks, blocking shots and setting good screens. That's what I feel good about.

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I've got to find a way to see the open pass, find a way to see open teammates.

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I love Toronto. I love to play here.

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I want to win, I'm going to do everything to be successful.

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I'm looking forward to getting better, to be a better player.

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I'm not a talker. I don't talk on the court.

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Every time I step on a court wearing the national team jersey, I get goosebumps. It was always like that and I hope it will stay like this.

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Playing for the national team is the highest accolade for me, as a player and as a person.

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Playing with Domantas was really a lot of fun and joy.

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Lithuania has a big connection with basketball.

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I think you've got to balance your experience with your work.

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If you're only going to work but not take from your experience on the court, nothing is going to happen for you.

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It's finding the right balance, between on and off the court, taking care of yourself, learning from your experience on the court, playing against great players and playing hard every minute.

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I started playing professionally when I was 17 years old.

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I'm not really loud and flashy.

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I'm a chill person and a good-hearted guy.

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Growing up as a kid, the NBA was far, far away somewhere in America. We were small kids just shooting at a hoop in Lithuania, a small country. A basketball country, but still far away from the NBA.

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Coming over to this side and playing in the NBA was my dream, and the dream came true.

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I always play for my country when I can. It's a big honor for me.

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In New York City, Jordan Brand Classic. It was my first time in America and it was a crazy difference of lifestyle. Basketball, everything was so different. And probably from that moment I was like, OK, one day I wish to be playing here in the United States, in the NBA.

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