Lauri Markkanen Quotes

Lauri Markkanen

Profession : Basketball Player

Birth : May 22, 1997

I know health is the most important.

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For everybody, the end goal is to win a championship.

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I always give credit to my teammates.

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I want to be as complete a player as I can be. It's part of me wanting to learn.

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Working on my overall game, working on where my spots are on the floor... I've just been trying to bring everything together and just keep working on the overall package.

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Of course I give a lot of credit to my mom, dad, all the coaches that tried to help me with my technique. But I have to give credit to myself, too.

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I have to be a little bit selfish and give credit to myself. The actual amount, the work I put in - it's like, I can't even tell you how many hours I put in on a daily basis to work on my shot.

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I'm that kind of person that I could live anywhere in the whole world if I have good people around me.

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I just wanted to play basketball.

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I want to learn new things.

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I would say other people would say my life is boring, but it is not for me.

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I know now it's not a big deal what is happening on Twitter and stuff like that, so I deleted the apps.

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I didn't grow up with my parents watching the phone and not talking to me because they were locked on the phone.

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I've always had so much fun with basketball.

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When I got into the league, I didn't want to just be another guy. I wanted to be an All-Star.

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As a person, I think you grow up and you see things differently. You approach the game differently.

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I'm doing everything in my power to perform to the best of my abilities on the floor. And we'll see where that takes me.

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I know if I play to the best to my abilities, it'll help the team.

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I've tried to lead by example.

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I just kept working and kept getting better. You have to progress, and you can't rush into it. I've gotten better as a player with how I approach the game.

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