Kristaps Porzingis Quotes

Kristaps Porzingis

Profession : Athlete

Birth : August 2, 1995

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.

Kristaps Porzingis

I have to do a better job of picking the spots where I want to attack and picking the right moment when I need to attack.

Kristaps Porzingis

I think that's the type of game I'm better at - faster paced, just moving the ball more around.

Kristaps Porzingis

I want to have a long career in the NBA. First, I want to be an All-Star, and hopefully one day I can win a ring with the New York Knicks.

Kristaps Porzingis

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.

Kristaps Porzingis

Of course the defenders are trying to be physical with me. They look at me, 7-3, skinny, they try to be physical.

Kristaps Porzingis

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

Kristaps Porzingis

We knew the European players that went to the NBA and had great careers, and we knew the ones that went and had terrible careers or finished early. We were prepared for a lot of criticism.

Kristaps Porzingis

I don't love the off-court stuff. But I know it's necessary.

Kristaps Porzingis

When I was eighteen and I won the European Championship - that's when I realized I had an opportunity to play in the NBA one day.

Kristaps Porzingis

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.

Kristaps Porzingis

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

Kristaps Porzingis

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

Kristaps Porzingis

I would like to dunk on Shaq.

Kristaps Porzingis

I just really love the game. I'm very hungry, and I'm looking forward to playing in the best league in the world.

Kristaps Porzingis

I'm adding moves to my post game. I'm really working on staying low. I'm working on my strength overall, especially my legs. That's going to help me defensively as well.

Kristaps Porzingis

It's not a good feeling when you get booed. But I don't want to be good because somebody booed me. I want to be great player because that's the way I am.

Kristaps Porzingis

Basketball is pretty big in Latvia.

Kristaps Porzingis

You can never really relax until you've signed that contract with your team.

Kristaps Porzingis

Whatever people want to call me, I'm cool with, except 'Zinger.'

Kristaps Porzingis