Zaza Pachulia Quotes

Zaza Pachulia

Profession : Baseball Player

Birth : February 10, 1984

This is the game of basketball. A lot of crazy stuff happens on the court, unfortunately.

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I have a lot of respect for Kawhi.

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One of the best highlights of my Harvard business program I attended was I had 60 students in my class. I was the tallest, of course, but looking at the students, 30 of them were American and 30 of them were from all over the world.

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I see myself in business. I'm good with numbers. It's just something that interests me.

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I had no idea about running a hotel, but as an investment, as a property in real estate, it was very interesting because we got a great deal. Talking to my mom, I said, 'Listen, we're going to buy this, but I need somebody to run it.' So I asked my mom, 'Are you willing to do it?'

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Obviously, the hotel is related to my name, so my mom makes sure the staff, the service, the cleaning part of it is 100 out of 100. Not 99, 100 out of 100. We've got great reviews because of that. That's why a lot of people want to stay out our place, because we provide a lot of good services.

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It's important to play the right way. If you play the right way, it's so much fun.

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Fans are fans. They're the same everywhere. Not just NBA. It's so easy for them to say something. And we are living in a world where people want to tear you down mentally.

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There's a lot of hating on social media - and I'm not the only one, I'm 100 percent sure. Pick the best player possible - all-time or one who's playing today - everybody has something to say.

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Obviously the bigger you are, the more attention you get.

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You can't please everybody, right? Some people are supporters. Some people are against you.

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I remember dreaming about playing professional basketball as a kid in the gyms of Tbilisi, and now, after a journey across continents that began when I was a teenager, I am coming home with the championship trophy.

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Looking at myself, I'm a center, I'm 275 pounds, I'm taking hard fouls, making decisions where 'nothing easy' is my favorite. Sometimes in the middle, sometimes you get screened, sometimes it's an illegal screen, and that stuff is part of the game.

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I've been with five teams, played for a bunch of different coaches.

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I'm really glad I got to represent my country and make my people proud.

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When I was a rookie people would always ask, 'What are you going to bring to the team?' Now I don't get asked that question anymore. People know.

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The most important thing is to stay smart and patient.

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I think I have the best Twitter following, about 40,000. Many players have more, but I'm proud of all of them. They all have a special place in my heart.

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I thought not getting picked in the first round was the end of the world.

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I don't think it's right to think ahead to free agency.

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