Top 55 Kristaps Porzingis Quotes

My quiet place is in the gym. When I feel like going to church, it’s for me the MSG training facility and working on my game.

I love New York.

New Yorkers aren’t that friendly, but they’re still pretty friendly, and they’re hardworking, passionate people.

I love Barcelona. Barcelona is a very, very nice city.

No one’s comfortable with losing.

I’ll keep growing as a player, keep working out, trying to become what I want to become.

It’s tough to find time to get rest.

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.

I just like boxing.

As a kid, I used to love roller coasters. I love adrenaline, love going faster.

Basketball is pretty big in Latvia.

You always gotta find a little bit of time for the girls, right?

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

I’m a student of the game.

One thing as a leader – you don’t say something to say something. When you actually see something and need to talk to a guy, that’s when you say it. It will come naturally.

Believe it or not, I’ve never been on the subway.

For the triangle to really work, everybody needs to be on the same page and know how to play it.

I pick up languages fast.

I really wanted to get drafted by the Knicks, and it was a dream come true. I wasn’t even hearing the boos that night. I was just having a special moment with my family, hugging them.

I learned Spanish in five or six months.

New York City is crazy; there are people everywhere. New York is the best city in the world, I think. You have everything there.

We’re a basketball family.

I want to be in such a basketball city like New York.

Before I got to the NBA, I always flew coach – it was the worst time of my life. I remember being 14 or 15, and it was such a struggle to fit into those seats.

The only thing I focus on is just winning. Once we win, everyone remembers a winner. That’s what I’m focused on.

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

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.

I’m a good student. Just trying to learn as much as possible is how I picked up so many languages.

I’m really focused on getting better as a player.

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.

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.

I want to be a part of this organization, and I know the fans are a little harsh sometimes, but that’s how it is here in New York, and I’m ready for it.

Until that moment comes when the ball comes to me every time, I have to find a way to be effective with offensive rebounds, play hard defense, blocking shots.

Playing in New York, there’s a lot of pressure, but me and some Europeans like the pressure.

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

When I have difficulties, I will not complain.

With my height, I probably wouldn’t be able to make money playing pingpong, but I would just have fun with it. The table is too low for me.

My older brothers, they know how to keep my head straight and be thinking about what I need to do on the court. Now I have that in me, that mentality, that I want to get better and better every game. Thanks to them, they showed me the way.

I’ve got that European swagger.

I heard New York fans and people in New York are hard-working fans, so they want to see players work hard on the court. That’s the first thing I’ve got to do.

I try to eat as healthy as possible and try to put some weight on.

I would like to dunk on Shaq.

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.

I’m never really happy with anything I do.

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.

I love the triangle. It’s a great offense if you execute it well.

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

I knew there were going to be boos if the Knicks drafted me. That’s how New York fans are.

If we’re winning, that’s all that matters to me. If we’re winning, I’ll be happy. And that can help me grow.

I listen to a lot of Drake and Meek Mill before games.

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.

I learned English from watching American movies and American series. And you’d watch the movie the first time and not understand anything. Then you’d watch it again, and you’d start understanding more and more, and that’s how I learned English.

Low ceilings, low doors. I hate that. Oh my God, it’s the worst. This world is too small for me.

The fans will talk about whatever. But when you’re not doing your best, you’re losing, you can’t let all that get to your head. You focus and try to play hard. The fans, they will respect you for that.

A good team needs time to play together.