Top 50 Zaza Pachulia Quotes

That’s a moment I will never forget in my life, never ever. It was the first time I made the playoffs. After we lost to the Celtics, I told myself, I never want to play a season without making the playoffs, because it was so much fun.

I am not the type of player who makes problems for the team.

My skin got thicker. I don’t listen to stuff from outside or even if I hear or if I read something, I just let it go very easily.

You always remember firsts, right? First girlfriend, first kiss and first playoff series.

It’s different when you practice, obviously. That’s why exhibition games are a chance to see what you’re trying to do.

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

Since I started playing basketball, I had goals. I was going to do everything step by step. I’m proving it, my basketball is getting better.

I know I’m not the first one or the last one. But still to play 1,000 NBA games is pretty remarkable and pretty cool.

Basketball is a business to me. It’s entertainment; it’s a business, it’s very serious.

I feel loved. That’s more important to me than being an All-Star, honestly.

This game is not only about putting the ball in the basket. It’s the behavior, discipline, approach, preparation. Play with purpose and lead with purpose.

It always great to feel that you’re wanted by somebody, especially when you’re talking about a team like the Golden State Warriors.

Officials called a foul; there’s nothing you can do. A foul is a foul. If it was a hard foul, it was a hard foul. There is nothing you can do. So you just move on.

You can’t always have your way. Sometimes life is going to go a different direction. But you’ve got to learn how to adjust, and you’ve got to learn how to deal with it.

Threaten me, but don’t threaten my wife or say something about my kids. It’s just wrong.

When I tell people I played with Giannis they don’t remember it as much because I played with him in the first two years of his career, so he was not as flashy.

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.

A little pain is no problem.

Playoffs are fun.

I’m already the first Georgian to play in the Finals, but I also want to be the first to be part of an NBA title.

For me, not making the playoffs is a wasted season, a waste of time.

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

I’m not a dirty player. I love this game, and I’m playing hard.

I’ve done it before, and I might do it whenever we need to as a big guy… I’ll take it. A hard foul is part of the game, which is good.

If you love this game, you always want to be out there, not in the sideline dressed in the street clothes. Especially when you know you can help the team.

You might not be funny, but don’t force it. Just be authentic because people are going to always appreciate that more.

I have a lot of respect for Kawhi.

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

Basketball is a team game. When you play 100 games in a season, you definitely need everyone to help out.

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

It wasn’t easy to leave the country. To make the decision to leave everything? I was born and raised with all my friends and family members. It was a huge step in my career. Now you’re committed to basketball.

In every investment, before I get involved or invest, I always see what the mindset of the founder, the CEO, is.

If you want to know who Zaza Pachulia is and you don’t know, talk to any of my teammates. Teammates, coaches, I played over 1,000 games.

It’s a special feeling when you play against your old team. I don’t care how you left that team, in a good way or a bad way, you want to get the win.

Obviously you don’t want to mess with an Achilles. That is for sure.

Words can’t describe how happy I’m feeling with the love I’m feeling from the fans, from the Mavs fans and my people in Georgia. They appreciate what I do.

It’s tough when you don’t know if you’re going to play or when you’re going to play. But keeping the consistency and keeping in shape is important.

We live in a society where not everybody has intelligence, or understanding or is thinking of what’s right and what’s wrong.

Nothing is easy, but it’s definitely great to have a guy who can shoot from anywhere.

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

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

My mom used to be a basketball player so I was really into it. Plus of course my height made it easier for me to decide what kind of sport I wanted to play, so at the age of nine I went to my first basketball practice.

Be tough. As a big guy, it’s what your teammates expect from you, to be strong. Set good screens offensively and box out at the other end. It’s a simple technique. I learned it when I was little.

It’s not easy to be an All-Star, but it’s even more difficult to be loved by so many people and have so many people have your back, especially a guy coming from a small country like Georgia.

I’m not trying to be dirty. I’m out there to play basketball and not fight. But if it comes to the situation, one thing, know this, I’m never going to back down from anybody.

My dad never took me to see judo.

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.

I don’t care about All-Star or the fame that comes with it, the recognition.

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.

It doesn’t matter what stage of your life you’re in, learning never stops. I’m a huge believer in that.