Ricky Rubio Quotes

Ricky Rubio

Profession : Basketball Player

Birth : October 21, 1990

Sometimes the stats don't say how good are you.

Ricky Rubio

The goal of this sport is team wins.

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If I wanted to play individual, I'm going to play tennis or something like that.

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It's hard, when you are hearing things with the rumors that you are going to be traded, to be focused.

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I know how to run a team and other stuff.

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Minnesota was the team who drafted me and I don't want to think anything else. They were the one who trusted me and I'm so glad that they did.

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I'm going to keep working hard.

Ricky Rubio

I think one of the hardest things to do in the league is not having a great year, but it's having a better year when you had a great year. All the attention is going to be on you, all the pressure is going to be on you. The challenge you're going to have is more mentally than anything else.

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I think one of my main things is I lead by example. I'm not going to be just talking, talking, talking and sitting on the side saying you have to do that or this. I'm going to be the first one over there in practice, diving on the floor, whatever it takes to really get it going.

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What makes a good team is putting the pieces together and make it work. As a veteran, it's part of my job to make that work. Seeing where and how the young talent has to sacrifice something for the team.

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A lot of people, a lot of players, come to the league knowing 'I can do that, I can do this, I can do a lot of stuff.' But at the end of the day, what the team needs from you is what makes sense for the team. You have to do what's best for the team.

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I want to play against the best players in the world.

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I am willing to do whatever the team needs to win as many games as possible.

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I like the NBA game as a spectator.

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It's fun to see all the trades. Unless it's you.

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If I want to do something in this life, it's to make this world better. One of the ways is impacting the kids by letting them have fun but at the same time teaching them some values.

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Sometimes losses come and it's hard.

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At the end of the day, we're here to play basketball but to help the community, too. It's something that makes me feel good and I do it more for me than for the others, but at the end of the day helping others helps yourself, too.

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I think basketball is a great way to have fun with the kids and teach some values through basketball.

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